To receive any apologies for absence

None received

To receive any declarations of interest

Alison Alexander, Simon Fletcher and Terry Baldwin declared interests in the Part II item ‘Senior Leadership Structure – Consultation Feedback and Recommendations’ as members of the senior leadership team. Alison Alexander and Simon Fletcher would leave the meeting for the voting on the item.

To consider the Part I minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2015.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Part I minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2015 be approved.

To consider passing the following resolution:-

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting whilst discussion takes place on items 5-6 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1-7 of part I of Schedule 12A of the Act"

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting whilst discussion took place on items 5-6 on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1-7 of part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

To consider the Part II minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2015.

To consider the above report