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: A list of county councillors who are also district, borough, city, parish or town councillors.

As this is the inaugural meeting of this Committee, there are no previous minutes to review.

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

Introduction and Overview of the Council’s Estate – presentation.

There may be times when the Land and Property Committee or supporting Officers would like to visit sites ahead of an Officer recommendation (or potential recommendation) coming to the Committee for a site to be acquired or disposed of. The attached Protocol sets out clear terms of reference for how these visits should be conducted, attendance, dealing with lobbying, avoidance of predetermination and maintaining impartiality. Members are asked to consider if the Protocol provides a suitable framework to operate within.

Recommendation: that the Committee be asked to endorse the Protocol, noting that the Procedures Committee will be required to review and recommend its adoption to the Council.

Report of the Director of Transformation and Business Services (TBS/24/10), attached.