In accordance with Part 2, Section 5 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 notice is given of the intention to hold part of the meeting of the Executive on 23 April 2020 in private, with the press and the public excluded.

Consent for this meeting to take place in private has been provided in accordance with Part 2, Section 5, Paragraph (6) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012.

This will be to allow for the Executive to consider items of business where the officers consider that the items contain 'exempt information' as provided for in the Local Government Access to Information Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Regulations require this notice to be published to allow for the meeting to consider the confidential or exempt items of business. The full list of business will be published in the agenda about a week before the meeting is to take place.

If you wish to make representations about the intention to hold part of this meeting in private please email gssu@manchester.gov.uk and they will be considered.

This notice was published on 16 April 2020.

To consider any appeals from the public against refusal to allow inspection of background documents and/or the inclusion of items in the confidential part of the agenda.

To allow Members an opportunity to [a] declare any personal, prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interests they might have in any items which appear on this agenda; and [b] record any items from which they are precluded from voting as a result of Council Tax/Council rent arrears; [c] the existence and nature of party whipping arrangements in respect of any item to be considered at this meeting. Members with a personal interest should declare that at the start of the item under consideration.  If Members also have a prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interest they must withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of the item.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25 March 2020.

The officers consider that the following item contains exempt information as provided for in the Local Government Access to Information Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. The Executive is recommended to agree the necessary resolutions excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of this item. At the time this agenda is published no representations have been made that this part of the meeting should be open to the public.

The report of the Deputy Chief Executive and City Treasurer, and the City Solicitor will follow.