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)(b)(ii), s7(2)(h) and s7(2)(j) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information, 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 prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or improper advantage

Plain English Reason:

To protect commercially sensitive information, To enable Council to carry out commercial activities and To prevent use of the information for improper gain or advantage.