Agenda

To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda; please ensure that this is returned to the Governance & Scrutiny Officer at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

To consider the approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2023.

Report of Councillor Nazia Rehman, GM Assistant Portfolio Lead for Resources and Investment

Report of Councillor Tom Ross, GM Portfolio Lead for the Green City Region

Report of Nicola Ward, Statutory Scrutiny Officer, GMCA

Future meetings will be held at 1pm on the following dates:

24 January 2024

7 February 2024

21 February 2024

20 March 2024

That, under section 100 (A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public should be excluded from the meeting for the following items on business on the grounds that this involved the likely disclosure of exempt information, as set out in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Report of Councillor Tom Ross, GM Portfolio Lead for the Green City Region