Issue - meetings

Report of the Shared Services Lead – Democratic, Scrutiny and Electoral Services attached.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Paul Foster, presented a report of the Shared Services Lead – Democratic, Scrutiny and Electoral Services detailing urgent decisions taken in accordance with the Council’s Constitution due to the COVID pandemic.

Councillor Foster advised members in attendance that there may be additional urgent decisions taken in the coming days regarding business grants following Cabinet concerns that the Government criteria is too restrictive. He also referred to concerns regarding digital exclusion of children without access to laptops during lockdown and the Cabinet was looking to address this.

Decision made (unanimously):-

That the report be noted.