Agenda

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Contact: Karon Hadfield 

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1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 125 KB

Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 3 August  2021, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

3.

DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required to disclose any personal interest (which includes any disclosable pecuniary interest) they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for the meeting in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 4 July 2012, and are reminded that if they have any personal interests of a prejudicial nature (as defined under paragraph 17 of the Code Conduct) they must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room. NB Any member needing clarification must contact Legal Services, on 01670 623324. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

4.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

PART II

It is expected that matters included in this part of the Agenda will be dealt with in private.  Reports referred to are enclosed for members and officers only, coloured pink and marked "Not for Publication".

5.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

The Committee is invited to consider passing the following resolution:

 

(a)    That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the Agenda as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the 1972 Act, and

 

(b)    That the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure for the following reasons:-

 

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Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  

 

AND                         The public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure public interest in disclosure because disclosure could adversely affect the business reputation or confidence in the person/organisation, and could adversely affect commercial negotiation.

 

 

6.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND S151 OFFICER, AND DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITIES

Northumberland Enterprise Holdings Ltd – Acquisition of Shares and Update on progress and governance

 

The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the position of Northumberland Enterprise Holdings Ltd (NEHL) and its initial subsidiary company Northumbria Integrated Consultancy Ltd (NIC), authorise actions required to execute the Council approved acquisition of shares in NEHL, highlight areas where decisions or other approvals are needed and make mention of proposals for further associated subsidiary companies. The report of the Corporate Services and Economic Growth OSC has been circulated to members.