Section under the Act

The grounds on which part of the Council or Committee may be closed to the public are listed in s48(1)(a)(i) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

Sub-clause and Reason:

s7(2)(g), s7(2)(h) and s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to maintain legal professional privilege, The withholding of the information is necessary to enable any local authority holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, commercial activities and The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)

Plain English Reason:

To protect all communications between a legal adviser and clients from being disclosed without the permission of the client, To enable Council to carry out commercial activities and To enable Council to carry out commercial or industrial negotiations.