Agenda and minutes

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.

12.00 Briefing

12.30  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 Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Education

(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)          RESOLVED that, due to the statutory nature of the post,  the appointment of the preferred candidate for the post of Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Education, be delegated to Head of Paid Service, following a satisfactory outcome from the rigorous due diligence to be carried out by the Corporate Director Engagement, Organisation Design & Development.

 (Post meeting note – Matt Dunkley CBE, the preferred candidate, was appointed as Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Education).