Agenda and minutes

All Members were present.

Councillor Henry Higgins declared a non-pecuniary interest in Item 7 on the Cabinet agenda in relation to the voluntary sector grant to Hillingdon Outdoor Activity Centre, to which he is a trustee. He remained in the room during the discussion and vote on the matter.

The minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2015 were agreed and confirmed as a correct record.

To confirm that the items of business marked Part I will be considered in public and that the items marked Part II will be considered in private.

Items were agreed to be considered in public and private as per their status on the Cabinet agenda.

To hear the Call-In of any decision made at the Cabinet meeting prior to this meeting or made by Cabinet Members, other Council Committees or a delegated officer and published within five working days of this meeting.

Members should bring their Cabinet agenda to the meeting.

Members should consider any other decision published in the five working days before this meeting.

The purpose of this meeting is to decide whether to refer back any decision to the decision maker.

Members gave consideration to the Cabinet reports of 17 December 2015 and noted that matters in relation to the Council's Budget and Voluntary Sector Grants could not be subject to call-in as they form part of the policy framework of the Council and would be referred to Policy Overview Committees in January for consultation.

Following discussions on a range of matters, the Committee agreed further information requests on selected items in various reports. After careful consideration, the Committee decided not to call-in any decision made by the Cabinet at their meeting, held earlier in the evening.

RESOLVED: –

That:

1.      The decisions made by the Cabinet at their meeting on 17 December 2015 be endorsed and that no call-in be made of any decision and;

2.      Further information is provided on those matters agreed by the Committee.

The meeting ended at 8.10pm.