Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P M Black, N S Bradley, S E Crouch, N J Davies, W J F Davies, J A Hale, Y V Jardine, J W Jones, M H Jones, P B Smith, M Theaker, C Thomas and T M White.

The Head of Legal, Democratic Services and Procurement gave advice regarding the potential personal and prejudicial interests that Councillors and / Officers may have on the agenda.

The Head of Democratic Services reminded Councillors and Officers that the “Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests” sheet should only be completed if the Councillor / Officer actually had an interest to declare.  Nil returns were not required.  Councillors and Officers were also informed that any declarable interest must be made orally and in writing on the sheet.

In accordance with the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the following interests were declared:

1)   Councillors J P Curtice, V M Evans, J E C Harris, E T Kirchner, S M Jones, P M Meara, H M Morris, S M Jones, H M Morris, J A Raynor & L J Tyler-Lloyd declared a Personal Interest in Minute 112 “Presentation by Looked After Children”.

Council were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the following item(s) on the grounds that it / they involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report.

Council considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item(s) of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report.

RESOLVED that the public be excluded for the following items of business.

(CLOSED SESSION)

The Presiding Member welcomed the group of young people to the meeting together with their supporting Officers.  The young people gave a presentation to the Council by way of two video shows and answering a number of questions put forward.

During the question and answer session, the young people stated that they disliked the label of “Looked after Children” and asked that they be referred to as young people.

The Head of Child and Family Services, the Services for Adults and Vulnerable People Cabinet Member and the Services for Children and Young People Cabinet Member thanked the young people for their presentation.