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)(f)(i), s7(2)(i) 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 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through free and frank expressions of opinion by or between or to members or officers or employees of any local authority in the course of their duty, The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations) 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 maintain the effective conduct of public affairs, To enable Council to carry out commercial or industrial negotiations and To prevent use of the information for improper gain or advantage.