Agenda and draft minutes

Shareholder Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 11.00 am

Venue: JR Clynes Building, Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street, Oldham, OL1 1AL

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

Resolved:

That Councillor Taylor be appointed Chair for the duration of the meeting.

2.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Shah

3.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

4.

Declarations of Interest

To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 203 KB

The Minutes of the meeting of the Shareholder Committee, held on 9th February 2026 are attached for approval.

Minutes:

Resolved:
That the Minutes of the meeting of the Shareholder Committee, held on 9th February 2026, be approved as a correct record.

6.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that discussions may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, under paragraph 3 as defined in the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

Minutes:

Resolved:

That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting, for the following item of business, on the grounds that it contains exempt information under paragraphs 1 and 3, of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the documents considered.

7.

Manchester Airport Group Oldham Council's Shareholding

Report of Director of Legal attached

Minutes:

The Shareholder Committee considered a confidential report of the Director of Legal which requested that an issue had been identified with the Manchester Airport Group’s holding company structure, be noted. The Director of Legal reported that the endorsement of the recommendations, detailed in the submitted report, would resolve the matter.

 

Resolved:

That the Shareholder Committee:

1.    Notes the report.

2.    Endorses the proposed resolutions outlined in the submitted report, specifically to approve the three-step resolution contained within the report which included agreeing to a waiver of pre-emption rights.