Agenda

Members of the Council will declare any interests they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item.

The other registrable interests of Councillors of Devon County Council arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes.

For details of District and/or Town and Parish Twin Hatters, please see here:   A list of county councillors who are also district, borough, city, parish or town councillors.

Minutes of the meetings held on 19 February 2024 and 7 March 2024 (previously circulated).

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.

Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DFP/24/57) on the County Farms Estate Revenue Monitoring (Final Outturn) 2023/24 and 2024/25 (Budget), attached.

Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DFP/24/58) on the County Farms Estate Capital Monitoring (Final Outturn) 2023/24 and Capital (Budget) 2024/25, attached.

Report of the Director of Finance and Public Value (DFP/24/59) on the County Farms Estate Annual Report 2023/24, attached.

Report of the Director of Transformation and Business Services on the County Farms Estate Management and Restructuring Issues, attached.

Report of the Director of Transformation and Business Services on the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice, attached.

Recommendation: that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, namely information relating to, and which is likely to reveal the identity of, tenants and information relating to the financial or business affairs of tenants and the County Council and, in accordance with Section 36 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, by virtue of the fact that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

(An item to be considered by the Committee in accordance with the Cabinet Procedure Rules and Regulation 5 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012, no representations having been received to such consideration taking place under Regulation 5(5) thereof.)

Report of the Director of Transformation and Business Services on request for landlords consent for proposed tenants improvements, attached.