Issue - meetings

in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of items 3 and 4 so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the classes described in paragraphs 6 and 12 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

The Council was requested to determine that the report by the Director of Education, Culture and Sport on the Belmont Media Centre, which contained exempt information as described in Schedule 7(A) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, be taken in private.

The Committee resolved:-

in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the aforementioned item of business (Article 4 of this minute refers) so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the class described in paragraph 6 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

The Convener moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Young:-

That the urgent motion be considered in private to enable the Council to receive legal advice.

On a division, there voted:-

For the procedural motion (7) - Convener; and Councillors Cooney, Forsyth, Grant, Laing, Thomson and Young; against the procedural motion (6) - Councillors Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Kiddie, McCaig, Noble and Yuill.

The Committee further resolved:-

to adopt the procedural motion, and thereby, in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the aforementioned item of business (Article 5 of this minute refers) so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the class described in paragraph 12 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.