Licensing and Gambling Sub Committee

The public were excluded from the rest of this Licensing and Gambling Sub Committee meeting of Caerphilly County Borough Council on 26 February 2026, because the business concerned exempt information. The published minute records only the opening business: no apologies, no declarations of interest, and a finding that the public interest favoured keeping the information private. No substantive decisions are recorded in the published minute.

Written by AI from the council's minutes and reports. Sentences with a number or name that can't be found in those papers are removed automatically, but mistakes are still possible. Councils publish no word-for-word record of meetings, so this says what was decided and why. Read the official papers to be sure.

1. 1

   To receive apologies for absence

   Minute

   There were no apologies for absence received.

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   There were no declarations of interest made at the beginning or during the course of the meeting.

3. 3

   Public Interest Test

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting because of the disclosure to them of exempt information as identified in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

   Minute

   Members considered the public interest test certificate from the Proper Officer and concluded that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and it was. RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting because of the disclosure to them of exempt information as identified in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

   Papers: Public Interest Test.

Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.

The minutes record no declarations of interest.

The council hasn't recorded attendance for this meeting.

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