Agenda and minutes

There were no appeals against refusal of inspection documents in accordance with Procedure Rule 19 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.

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 disclose or draw attention to any disclosable pecuniary interests for the purposes of Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 and paragraphs 13-16 of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Although no formal declarations of interest were made, Martin Farrington, Director of City Development, who was in attendance in an advisory capacity, wished it to be formally recorded that he had prior knowledge of one of the candidates involved in the process, as a former colleague in a different local authority.

To undertake the longlisting exercise for the position of Chef Officer (Culture and Sport).

(The substantive information for the meeting will be provided to the Committee by HR at the earliest opportunity)

Following the consideration of the applications received for the post of Chief Officer (Culture and Sport) it was

RESOLVED –That 15 applicants be long listed for further assessment for the position of Chief Officer (Culture and Sport).