Agenda and minutes

Meeting called at short notice under the provisions of paragraph 4.1 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2) and on the grounds that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information by reason of the need to maintain the competitive nature of the interview process and to retain information submitted by individual applicants in confidence, as disclosure could undermine the process, future appointment processes, or the outcome on this occasion to the detriment of the Council’s and public interest.

RESOLVED - That the public be excluded from the meeting under the terms of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(1) and (2) and on the grounds that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information by reason of the need to maintain the competitive nature of the interview process and to retain information submitted by individual applicants in confidence, as disclosure could undermine the process, future appointment processes, or the outcome on this occasion to the detriment of the Council’s and public interest.

To short list applicants for four senior posts within the Children’s Services Department.

Deputy Director of Children’s Services, Safeguarding, Targeted and Specialist Services.

Deputy Director of Children’s Services, Learning Skills and Universal Services

Chief Officer Strategy, Commissioning and Performance

Chief Officer, Partnership Development and Business Support.

(Application details will be provided to Members of the Employment Committee prior to the meeting.) 

That following the consideration of the applications for four positions within the Children’s Services Department it was

RESOLVED –

(a) That six applicants be short listed for further assessment for the post of Deputy Director of Children’s Services, Safeguarding, Targeted and Specialist Services.

(b) That nine applicants be short listed for further assessment for the post of Deputy Director of Children’s Services, Learning Skills and Universal Services.

(c ) That nine applicants be short listed for further assessment for the post of Chief Officer Strategy, Commissioning and Performance.

(d) That eight applicants be short listed for further assessment for the post of Chief Officer, Partnership Development and Business Support.