By virtue of paragraph(s) 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Condition:
Information falling within paragraph 3 above is not exempt information by virtue of that paragraph if it is required to be registered under-(a)the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006); (b)the Friendly Societies Act 1974; (c)the Friendly Societies Act 1992; (d)the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978; (e)the Building Societies Act 1986; or (f)the Charities Act 1993
Information is not exempt information if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority may grant itself planning permission pursuant to regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992
Information which-(a)falls within any of paragraphs 1 to 7 above; and (b)is not prevented from being exempt by virtue of paragraph 8 or 9 above, is exempt information if and so long, as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information
The decision required is commercially sensitive and will, if councillors wish, be discussed in private as it will involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, namely: “Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).'
Any person wishing to make representations in relation to this part of the meeting being held in private for consideration of the above-mentioned matter, must do so in writing to: Carrie Anderson, Senior Democratic Services Officer either by email: carrie.anderson@guildford.gov.uk or by letter to: Carrie Anderson, Guildford Borough Council, Committee Services, Old Millmead House, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4BB by no later than midday Friday 20 March 2020.