To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

Mark Shephard, Corporate Director Communities declared a personal interest in agenda item 9 – Waiver of Contract Procedure Rules – Corporate Landlord Project as the Council’s Director representative on Capita PLC.    

To receive for approval the Minutes of a meeting of the Cabinet dated 28 March 2017.

RESOLVED:            That the minutes of the meeting of Cabinet of 28 March 2017 be approved as a true and accurate record.       

The purpose of this report is to inform Cabinet of the proposed changes to the Capability Policy following consultation with the trade unions and to request authorisation to implement the revised policy.

The Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services reported on proposed changes to the Capability Policy which had been the subject of consultation with the trade unions and he sought authorisation to implement the revised policy. 

He informed Cabinet that the policy has been rewritten so that it more reflects the style of other HR policies, as well as it providing a more detailed level of procedure within the Policy itself than it did in the previous version.

The Deputy Leader in commending the revised policy commented that it set out a fair and measured process.

RESOLVED:            That Cabinet approved the revised Capability Policy with effect from the date of the meeting.        

To consider any items of business that by reason of special circumstances the chairperson is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency in accordance with paragraph 2.4 (e) of the Cabinet Procedure Rules within the Constitution.

There were no urgent items. 

The Leader announced that this was the last meeting of Cabinet prior to the local government elections and on behalf of the Cabinet thanked the officers of the Corporate Management Board for their professionalism and advice they had given the Cabinet during the term of this Council.       

The minutes and reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 14, 16 and 18 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test Cabinet resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

RESOLVED:           That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 14, 16 and 18 of Part 4 and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007.

The Monitoring Officer confirmed that two of the items were not subject to the public interest test for reasons of legal professional privilege and should therefore be considered in private.  However the public interest applied in respect of one item of business.

                                 Following the application of the public interest test in consideration of these other items, it was resolved that pursuant to the Act referred to above, to consider them in private, with the public being excluded from the meeting as they would involve the disclosure of exempt information of the nature as stated above.

To receive for approval the exempt minutes of a meeting of the Cabinet dated 28 March 2017.