Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

The task and finish group met in order to scrutinise the Lord Mayoralty function and, in particular, to –

• analyse the overall budget provision of the Lord Mayor’s Service;
• consider the criteria for attending events and engagements which had been implemented in 2010; and
• establish how the service had been working since the new criteria were introduced.

As part of the evidence gathering process, Members heard from officers, community representatives and former Lord Mayors.

The full report and recommendations are attached as an appendix to these minutes.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) … of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There were no items of exempt business.