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)(a), s7(2)(f)(i), s7(2)(g) and s7(2)(i) - The withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons, 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 maintain legal professional privilege and The withholding of the information is necessary to enable the Council to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations)

Plain English Reason:

To protect a person’s privacy, including the privacy of deceased persons, To maintain the effective conduct of public affairs, To protect all communications between a legal adviser and clients from being disclosed without the permission of the client and To enable Council to carry out commercial or industrial negotiations.