Agenda and minutes

To remind Members of the need to record the existence and nature of any personal, disclosable pecuniary or other registrable interests in items on the agenda, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

While apologies for absence had been received from Councillor James Fredrickson, it should be noted  that, if present, he would have needed to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest in agenda item 4 by virtue of the nature of his employment and he could not have remained in the meeting to participate in the discussion and could not have voted on the item.

RECOMMENDATION: That members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information of the description contained in the paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 specified in brackets in the heading of each item. Rule 8.10.4 of the Constitution refers.

RESOLVED that members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the under-mentioned item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as contained in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation) Order 2006. Rule 8.10.4 of the Constitution also refers.

(Paragraph 3 – information relating to financial/business affairs of particular person)

(CSP: BEC, SLE, HQL1, SLE2)

Purpose: 

(1)  To update the Executive on the outcome of the Superfast Berkshire Phase 3 procurement exercise it approved in July 2016.

(2)  To recommend the approval of two new contracts to allow Phase 3 of the project to commence that will increase Berkshire’s superfast broadband coverage to nearly 100% by 2019.

(3)  To request delegated authority to sign contracts and run the Superfast Berkshire project in its extended scope.

(Paragraph 3 – information relating to financial/business affairs of particular person)

The Executive considered an exempt report (Agenda Item 4) which updated the Executive on the outcome of the Superfast Berkshire Phase 3 procurement exercise it approved in July 2017; which recommended the approval of two new contracts to allow Phase 3 of the project to commence, this would increase Berkshire’s superfast broadband coverage to nearly 100% by 2019; and which requested delegated authority to sign contracts and run the Superfast Berkshire project in its extended scope.

RESOLVED that the recommendations in the exempt report be agreed.

Reason for the decision: as outlined in the exempt report.

Other options considered: as outlined in the exempt report.