Agenda and minutes

The Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2011 were taken as read and signed as a correct record.

The Board considered:

(1)       whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Board during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be considered, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972; and

(2)       whether the disclosure of information was in the public interest, whether any relevant exemptions were applicable and whether, when applying the public interest test and exemptions, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed that in disclosing the information.

            RESOLVED: That as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business, exempt information will be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

            The Board received a report of the Strategic Director, Children and Young People which provided an update on the current contractual arrangements between the six Greater Merseyside Local Authorities and Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership, along with an outline of the national policy direction and the recommended approach for each of the Liverpool City Region authorities.

            RESOLVED: That

1)     the current position in response of the Connexions Service, including the contract deadlines be noted;

    2) officers be authorised on behalf of the Council to continue to negotiate with Greater Merseyside Partnership in respect of the 2011/2012 contact and service specification, together with the five Local Authority areas in the Liverpool City Region;

  3) a further report be presented to the Board in March 2011  providing details on the outcome of the contractual negotiations; and

    4) officers be authorised to seek Counsel’s advice, as required, as set out in the report.

MINUTES ISSUED:  31 January 2011

CALL-IN:  7 February 2011

Any matter decided by the Executive Board may be called in no later than 5.00pm on  7 February 2011