BUSINESS DELIVERY BOARD
Appointment of Chair for the Business Delivery Board (application forms and supporting documents
to be circulated separately for Board members only).
The press and public will be excluded from
the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely
disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule
12A of the Local Government Act 1972. This paragraph is relevant as the report
includes information about specific individuals who have the right to
privacy. There is no public interest
that calls for disclosing personal information about these individuals which
would outweigh their rights.
Consequently, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs
the public interest in disclosing the information.
Decision:
Owing to the change in context, to postpone proceeding with
the process of appointing a Chair for the Business Delivery Board in order to
give the NWEAB an opportunity to consider whether the role of the Business
Delivery Board needed to be revised.
A further report will be submitted following a consultation with the private sector and the Business Delivery Board.
Minutes:
DECISION
Owing to
the change in context, to postpone proceeding with the process of appointing a
Chair for the Business Delivery Board in order to give the NWEAB an opportunity
to consider whether the role of the Business Delivery Board needed to be
revised.
A further
report will be submitted following a consultation with the private sector and
the Business Delivery Board.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
Given that
six months had passed since the shortlist of candidates had been created, that
Covid-19 had changed the regional economic context significantly, along with
changes in viewpoint in terms of the input of both governments to the
appointment, the NWEAB needed to reflect on the situation and consider how best
to proceed.
DISCUSSION
The report
was discussed.