(1) note the Fair Tax Mark accreditation application process as detailed at paragraph 3.3 and the current monitoring processes of existing exclusion criteria detailed in paragraph 3.8 of the report;
(2) instruct the Chief Officer - Commercial & Procurement Services to insert clauses into the Council’s formal tender documentation that actively promote to all bidders the application for Fair Tax Mark accreditation;
(3) to note that the Chief Officer – Commercial and Procurement Services would circulate the response from the Federation of Small Businesses regarding their view of the Fair Tax Mark to members of the Committee and Councillor Thomson.