Appeals Panel

The Appeals Panel met on 17 April 2026 with no apologies and no declarations of interest. Members weighed the public interest test and agreed that the public should be excluded from the rest of the meeting. The reason was that the business would involve exempt information, which is information the law allows a council to keep private.

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.

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   There were no declarations of interest received at the commencement 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 likely 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 and concluded that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. 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 likely 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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