Agenda and minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors J Clowes and M Simon.  Councillors T Dean and J Saunders attended as substitutes.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests, other registerable interests, and non-registerable interests in any item on the agenda.

No declarations of interest were made.

To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 12 February 2025, 13 February 2025, 19 February 2925 and 24 February 2025.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the meetings held on 12 February, 13 February, 19 February and 24 February 2025 be approved subject to the following:

Correction of the job title for Karen Grave to Director of People and Customer Experience in the minutes for the meetings held on 12 February, 13 February, 19 February and 24 February 2025 and correction of the job title for Debi Wain to HR Business Partner in the minutes of the meeting for 19 February 2025.

In accordance with the Council’s Committee Procedure Rules and Appendix on Public Speaking a total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to put questions to the Committee on any matter relating to this agenda. Each member of the public will be allowed up to two minutes each to speak, and the Chair will have discretion to vary this where they consider it appropriate.

Members of the public wishing to speak are required to provide notice of this at least three clear working days’ in advance of the meeting and should include the question with that notice.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider the update on the recruitment and selection arrangements for the Executive Director Children’s Services and the Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer post.

The Committee considered the update report on the recruitment and selection arrangements for the Executive Director Children’s Services and the Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer.

RESOLVED:  That the Committee

1               note the update on the recruitment and section process.

2        agree the proposed timeline for the advertisement for the Governance, Compliance and Monitoring Officer.

The reports relating to the remaining items on the agenda have been withheld from public circulation and deposit pursuant to Section 100(B)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that the matters may be determined with the press and public excluded.

The Committee may decide that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item pursuant to Section 100(A)4 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended on the grounds that it involves the likely discussion of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 and 2 of the Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and the public interest would not be served in publishing this information.

To agree a shortlist of candidates for further assessment.

The Committee considered the applications, supporting letters and technical assessment results before agreeing a short list of applicants for formal interview and further assessment for the position of the Executive Director Children’s Services.

RESOLVED:

That the press and public be re-admitted to the meeting.

RESOLVED:  

That the Committee agree a shortlist of 4 candidates for the position of Executive Director Children’s Services for further assessment and interview.