Agenda and minutes

The Chairman informed the Panel that Mrs Crabtree had also been afforded a place on the Panel. He had also spoken to Mr Latchford to offer the UKIP Group an additional place in accordance with the proportionality rules applying to Committees. Mr Latchford had agreed that he was perfectly happy for Mr Burgess to be the sole representative on the Panel for the UKIP Group.

The Committee is asked to agree that the Chairman sign the Minutes as a correct record after the meeting on behalf of the Committee.

RESOLVED that the Chairman be authorised to sign the minutes as a correct record once they have been prepared after the meeting.

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

EXEMPT ITEM

(During this item the meeting is not likely to be open to the press and public).

RESOLVED that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

10.00am         Briefing

10.30am         Interviews

(1)          Members of the Panel had before them the application forms and supporting information on the candidates who had been called for interview for the post of Strategic Commissioner.

(2)          Following the interviews the  Panel discussed the views received from the Stakeholder Panel and the performance and merits of each of the candidates.

(3)          The Panel  came to the following unanimous decision.

(4)          RESOLVED that Vincent Godfrey be appointed to the post of Strategic Commissioner.