Governance Committee

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

10.45AM (or at the conclusion of cabinet, whichever is the lateR) Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Keith Glazier (Chair) Councillors Nick Bennett, Chris Collier, Rupert Simmons and David Tutt

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1.	Minutes of the meeting held on 13 December 2022 (Pages 3 - 4)

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2.	Apologies for absence

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3.	Disclosures of interests Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

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Urgent items Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

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5.	Adoption Agency Delegation (Pages 5 - 6) Report by the Director of Children’s Services.

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6.	Extension of a member's tenure on the Pension Board (Pages 7 - 8) Report by the Chief Finance Officer.

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7.	Membership of the Pension Committee (Pages 9 - 24) Report by the Chief Finance Officer.

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8.	Any other non-exempt items previously notified under agenda item 4

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Exclusion of the Public and Press To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.

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10.	Membership of the Pension Committee (Pages 25 - 40) Report by the Chief Financial Officer.

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11.	Any other exempt items considered urgent by the Chair

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PHILIP BAKER

Assistant Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                        16 January 2023

Contact Georgina Seligmann, Governance and Democracy Manager,

01273 481955

Email: georgina.seligmann@eastsussex.gov.uk

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