Agenda and minutes

The City Mayor was appointed Chair for the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

Members were asked to declared any interests they may have in the business on the agenda.

There were declarations.

Please note that the Chair will be asked to accept an item of urgent business scheduled for 14/06/13 concerning the issue below on the grounds that the assessment centre taking place on 13/06/13 will determine which applications progress to the interview stage.

-       Interviews – Strategic Director, Children’s Services

The Chair agreed to accept an item of urgent business:

Interviews – Strategic Director, Children’s Services.

It was agreed to accept this item as urgent due to the assessment centre which took place after this initial agenda publication. The assessment centre determined which candidates went forward for interview.

AGENDA

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO NOTE

Under the law, the Committee is entitled to consider certain items in private where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the matter exempt from publication outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. 

Members of the public will be asked to leave the meeting when such items are discussed.

The Committee is recommended to consider the following reports in private on the grounds that they contain ‘exempt’ information as defined by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, as amended and consequently that the Cabinet makes the following resolution:-

“that the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following reports in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, because they involve the likely disclosure of 'exempt' information, as defined in the Paragraphs detailed below of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and taking all the circumstances into account, it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the information as exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information ”

Paragraph 1

Information relating to any individual.

RESOLVED:

that the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following report in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, because it involved the likely disclosure of ‘exempt’ information, as defined in the Paragraph detailed below of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and taking all the circumstances into account, it is considered that the public interest in maintaining the information as exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

INTERVIEWS - STRATEGIC DIRECTOR, CHILDREN’S SERVICES

Paragraph 1

Information relating to any individual.

Further information will be circulated to Members prior to the meeting.

The timetable will be as follows:

10:30 – Pre-meet, to receive feedback from Veena Murray (Navigate) on the candidate’s performance at the Assessment Day and to agree interview questions.

11:00 – Interview, Candidate 1

12:15 – Interview, Candidate 2

13:30 – Review and Decision making

The Committee interviewed one candidate for the post of Strategic Director, Children’s Services.

RESOLVED:

That no candidate be appointed.