To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6 August 2019.

The Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6 August 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any communications or announcements from the Leader of the Council.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Steve Darling, advised Members that he had recently attended a Greater South West Steering Group and had shared with colleagues a teaser document on the way forward for our Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) which was supported by central government.

The Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Councillor Law, provided a verbal update on the work she was carrying out in September to highlight the support available for children and their families.  This included focussing on going back to school, Special Educational Needs (SEND), fostering and youth services.  She encouraged other Members to share her posts to enable the message to be received as widely as possible.

The Cabinet considered the following matters, full details of which (including the Cabinet’s decisions are set out in the Record of Decisions appended to these Minutes.

To consider a recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Board on the proposed options for future service delivery of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service’s consultation known as Safer Torbay.

To consider passing a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting prior to consideration of the following item on the agenda on the grounds that exempt information (as defined in Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) is likely to be disclosed.

Councillor Steve Darling proposed and Councillor Carter seconded the motion, which was agreed by the Cabinet unanimously, as set out below:

that the press and public be excluded from the meeting prior to consideration of the item 22.3 on the agenda on the grounds that exempt information (as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended)) is likely to be disclosed.

Prior to consideration of the item in Minute 22.3, the press and public were formally excluded from the meeting.

To consider potential investment opportunities.