Agenda and minutes

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest that they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Chairman to advise whether they have agreed to any item or urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

There was no urgent business.

The following items of business contain exempt information as defined in the following paragraphs of Part 1, Schedule 12A of Local Government Act 1972.

1         Information relating to any individual

2         Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

3         Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

4         Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the authority.

Members are reminded that whilst the following items have been marked as exempt, it is for the meeting to decide whether or not to consider each of them in private or in public. In making the decision, members should balance the interests of individuals or the Council itself in having access to the information. In considering their discretion members should also be mindful of the advice of Council Officers.

Should Members decide not to make a decision in public, they are recommended to pass the following recommendation:

“That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act.”

Resolved

That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that they could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 12A of that Act.

Updated information will be provided for the committee as soon as it is available.

The Committee considered two requests that had been received for voluntary redundancy from officers who had decided not to apply for posts in the new structure that had been deferred from 1 September 2011.

The Committee discussed each application and agreed that they should be accepted and authority delegated to the Chief Executive to manage the exit strategies for each individual.

Resolved

(1)               That the applications for voluntary redundancy as set out in the exempt minute be approved.

(2)               That authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to manage the exit strategy for the two officers whose requests for voluntary redundancy had been approved.

Please note that candidates are still being interviewed by Veredus. Due to this, it is not possible to supply the relevant information at the time of publication, however the information will be circulated under separate cover as soon as it is received.

Members considered the applications that had been received for the shared head of service posts. Having considered the applications, based on their merit, Members agreed that the candidates set out in the exempt minute should proceed to the interview stage.

Resolved

(1)       That based on their merit, the candidates as set out in the exempt minute should proceed to the interview stage.