Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor Thacker be elected as Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the duration of the meeting.

No apologies for absence were received.

At this point Members must declare whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest, or other interest, in any of the items on the agenda, unless it is already entered in the register of members’ interests or is a “pending notification “ that has been disclosed to the Solicitor to the Council.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Standing Orders, Members are asked to determine whether agenda item 5, ‘Appeal Against Dismissal’ which contains exempt information as defined by Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, should be exempt and the press and public excluded from the meeting when this report is discussed or whether the public interest in disclosing this information outweighs the public interest in maintaining the exemption.

In accordance with Standing Orders, Members were asked to determine whether agenda item 5, ‘Appeal Against Dismissal’ which contained exempt information as defined by Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972, should be exempt and the press and public excluded from the meeting when this item was discussed or whether the public interest in disclosing this information outweighed the public interest in maintaining the exemption.

            The Committee unanimously agreed to the exclusion of the press and public for agenda item 5, ‘Appeal Against Dismissal’.

          The Chair detailed the procedure to be followed for this appeal. The hearing then commenced in accordance with the agreed procedure.

          RESOLVED that, considering all the evidence, the original decision was overturned.

          The parties would receive the decision in writing within 7 working days.