Business council took in closed session, and the legal ground it gave for shutting the public out.
Behind closed doors in 2025
23 meetings with business council marked confidential, 29 items in all, as named on council's own agendas.
| Date | Meeting | Confidential items | Ground cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 2025 | Ordinary Meeting | not stated in the minutes we hold | |
| 15 December 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
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| 9 December 2025 | Services & Organisation Committee | not stated in the minutes we hold | |
| 9 December 2025 | Planning & Environment Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
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| 20 November 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
|
not stated in the minutes we hold |
| 17 November 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(e) legal advice or legal proceedings
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 11 November 2025 | Planning & Environment Committee |
s 254J(3)(e) legal advice or legal proceedings
|
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| 16 October 2025 | Ordinary Meeting | not stated in the minutes we hold | |
| 13 October 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 21 August 2025 | Ordinary Meeting | not stated in the minutes we hold | |
| 18 August 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(e) legal advice or legal proceedings
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| 17 July 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 14 July 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 15 May 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
|
not stated in the minutes we hold |
| 12 May 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
|
| 17 April 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
|
not stated in the minutes we hold |
| 8 April 2025 | Planning & Environment Committee |
s 254J(3)(e) legal advice or legal proceedings
|
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| 20 March 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
|
not stated in the minutes we hold |
| 17 March 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
|
| 20 February 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
|
not stated in the minutes we hold |
| 11 February 2025 | Planning & Environment Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 23 January 2025 | Ordinary Meeting |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
|
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| 20 January 2025 | General Committee |
s 254J(3)(g) commercial negotiations whose public discussion would prejudice council
s 254J(3)(i) a matter a law or government arrangement requires be kept confidential
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An ordinary meeting often lists a confidential item that a committee closed its doors for a week earlier; the ordinary meeting adopts the committee's recommendation, and council may not make a resolution while a meeting is closed, so the ground is usually minuted only at the committee. Check anything that matters against the meeting page and council's own minutes.
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