The Overview and Scrutiny agenda for 14 August 2014 at 6.30 pm is published here:

Click to access 140814_combined_os_agenda.pdf

and, of course, yet again the fate of the Task and Finish group looking into the influence of the East Devon Business Forum has not been included – nor is it given a scheduled date to be reconvened in the committee’s Forward Plan.

There is an interesting research paper on how meetings should be conducted. Summary: allow the CEO to re-word motions or kick them into the long grass of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, make it harder for anyone to speak out about anything but make it easier for “partners” to make presentations.

Also of interest is that, what IS in the Forward Plan, is that Knowle relocation is scheduled for discussion on 18 December 2014 in the confidential section of its meeting (Part B).

Question: how can you know in August 2014 if something scheduled for discussion in December 2014 will be confidential? Or is confidential the default for this subject?

If so, the judge in EDDC v Information Commissioner at Exeter Magistrates Court on 28 August 2014 may be interested!