Councillor George Finch, Deputy Leader of the Council, convened a meeting where the sole agenda item was to discuss and approve the purchase of a property for use as an internal children's home. The decision was made to approve the recommendation as outlined in the report.

Permission to Purchase Property for Internal Children's Home Provision

The Interim Leader of the Council approved the recommendation to purchase a property for use as an internal children's home. The agenda and public reports pack for the meeting, noted that the discussion would be held in private due to Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, which relates to information concerning the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).