Anticipated reasons for restriction

Send Hill Disused Sandpit

By virtue of paragraph(s) 3,5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Explanation of Reasons

Reason restricted justification

(a) The content is to be treated as exempt from the Access to Information publication rules because it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any person and information which is subject to legal professional privilege and is therefore exempt by virtue of paragraphs 3 and 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as follows:

“3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)”.

“5. Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.”

(b) The content is restricted to all councillors.
(c) The exempt information is not expected to be made public
(d) The decision to maintain the exemption may be challenged by any person at the point at which the Executive is invited to pass a resolution to exclude the public from the meeting to consider the exempt information.