Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: November 18, 2025

Purpose:

Content: It was RESOLVED:   That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in Paragraphs 1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006. That the reasons for the following reports being in Part II were accepted, and that the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.   TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE   It was reported that The Leader had consented to the report being dealt with as a matter of urgency for the reasons set out in the report.   It was also confirmed that the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had agreed to disapply call in in relation to the Cabinet’s decision in accordance with the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules under the Constitution on the basis that the decision was reasonable in all the circumstances and should be treated as urgent   The Cabinet then received an update on Town Centre Development Finance.   It was RESOLVED that the recommendations set out in the report be approved.