Any Member of the Committee, or any other Member participating in the virtual meeting, who has a disclosable pecuniary interest, in a matter to be considered at the meeting is reminded to disclose the interest to the meeting and to leave the meeting while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

Members are also reminded that if they have any other significant interest in a matter to be considered at the meeting, whether registered or not, which they feel should be declared in the public interest, such interests should be declared to the meeting. In such circumstances Members should consider whether a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard the interest as so significant that it is likely to prejudice their consideration or decision making. If the Member considers that to be the case, they should leave the meeting while any discussion or vote on the matter takes place.

[Each written report on the public part of the Agenda as detailed above:

(i)                       was made available for public inspection from the date of the Agenda;

(ii)                      incorporates a list of the background papers which (i) disclose any facts or matters on which that report, or any important part of it, is based; and (ii) have been relied upon to a material extent in preparing it. (Relevant documents which contain confidential or exempt information are not listed.); and

may, with the consent of the Chairman and subject to specified reasons, be supported at the meeting by way of oral statement or further written report in the event of special circumstances arising after the despatch of the Agenda.]

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To exclude the press and public from part of the meeting as the reports and appendices contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information), information in respect of which a claim for legal professional privilege can be maintained in legal proceedings, and in all the circumstances of each case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.