Purpose

To provide the Committee with
details around the use of ‘Part 2’ when conducting
Council business at meetings.

Content

(a)       That the Committee
welcomes the decision to provide press releases to Councillors
before they are sent to the press; and
 
(b)       That the Council
continues with the current process for determining what information
can/cannot be released from reports containing exempt information,
noting that Members should either:
 
i. await the
official release of information by the Council, or
ii. seek the
advice of the Monitoring Officer
 
before making
public any exempt information.