Issue - meetings

Having regard to the views expressed by the Proper Officer regarding the public interest test, that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and that the report should be exempt.

RESOLVED that the public be excluded whilst this item of business is transacted as it is likely there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 14 and 18, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Officer Resources & SIRO and the Chief Information Security Officer.

A Member requested that further IT training be arranged for Members.

RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and the Committee considered the information provided in the report and gained assurance that the Council had (or intended to put in place) appropriate measures to minimise the risk of cyber attacks.

APPENDIX  B2 AND B4 –

INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRESS REPORT

Having regard to the views expressed by the Proper Officer regarding the public interest test, that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and that the report should be exempt.

RESOLVED that the public be excluded whilst this item of business is transacted as it is likely there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 13 and 14, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

A verbal update was received from the Service Manager Development & Estates regarding Appendix B2 and B4 deferred from the previous Governance & Audit Committee held on 16th November, 2022.

RESOLVED that the verbal report be accepted and the Service Manager Development & Estates refer Appendix B4 to the relevant Scrutiny Committee for consideration.