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Agenda Document Pack - General Purposes Committee - 28/03/2023

Midlothian Council · 28 March 2023
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Notice of Meeting and Agenda 
General Purposes Committee 
Venue:  Virtual Meeting, 
Date:  Tuesday, 28 March 2023 
Time:  10:00 
Executive Director : Place 
Contact:
Clerk Name: Democratic Services
Clerk Telephone: 
Clerk Email: democratic.services@midlothian.gov.uk 
Further Information: 
This is a meeting which is open to members of the public.  
Privacy notice: Please note that this meeting may be recorded. The
recording may be publicly available following the meeting. If you would
like to know how Midlothian Council collects, uses and shares your
personal information, please visit our website: www.midlothian.gov.uk 
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1          Welcome, Introductions and Apologies   
2          Order of Business 
Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the
end of the meeting. 
3          Declaration of Interest 
Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in
the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item
and the nature of their interest. 
4          Minute of Previous Meeting 
Minute of General Purposes Committee 7 February 2023
Submitted for approval
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5          Public Reports 
No items for discussion 
Exclusion of Members of the Public
(A) TO CONSIDER RESOLVING TO DEAL WITH THE UNDERNOTED
BUSINESS IN PRIVATE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 6, 9 AND 11 OF
PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND)
ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR
PUBLICATION; AND
(B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION,
INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004. 
6          Private Reports
6.1 Summary of Applications and Appendix 1
• 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular
person (other than the authority). 
7          Date of Next Meeting 
The next meeting will be held on 16 May 2023 
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Minute of Meeting 
General Purposes Committee 
Date Time Venue
7 February 2023 10.00 pm Virtual via MS Teams 
Present: 
Councillor Virgo (Chair) Councillor Alexander
Councillor Bowen Councillor Drummond
Councillor Imrie Councillor McKenzie
Councillor McEwan Councillor Parry
Councillor McCall Councillor Russell
Councillor McManus Councillor Curran
Councillor Pottinger Councillor Smaill
Councillor Winchester 
In attendance: 
Alan Turpie, Legal and Governance Manager / Monitoring Officer
Julie Jessop, Service Manager – Health & Social Care (Acting)
Moira Cartwright, Manager Public Health & Environmental Protection
Derek Oliver, Chief Officer Place
Ross Neill, Democratic Services Team Leader 
General Purposes Committee 
21 March 2023
Item 
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1. Welcome and apologies 
Councillor Virgo welcomed all to the meeting 
An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillors Milligan 
2. Order of Business 
The order of business was as set out on the agenda Declarations of interest 
Declaration of interest was submitted by Councillor McCall in relation to item 5.1 
3. Minute of Previous Meeting 
The Minute of Meeting of 30 August 2022 was submitted was unanimously
approved as a correct record. 
4. Public Reports 
No Items for discussion 
Exclusion of Members of the Public 
In view of the nature of the business to be transacted, the Committee agreed
that the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the
undernoted item, as contained in the Addendum hereto, as there might be
disclosed exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 14 of Part I of
Schedule 7A to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973:- 
5.1    Landlord Registration Application Report by Team Manager Public
Health and Environmental Protection 
Meeting concluded at 10.40am
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