To receive apologies for non-attendance submitted by Committee Members.

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

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

The Committee agreed to pass a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 to exclude the press and the public from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.