Agenda

To enable Members to declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in their appointing authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or personal interests in any such matter that Members may wish to consider disclosing.

To confirm the minutes from the Confirmation Hearing for the Role of Chief of Staff, held on 7 December 2023.

To receive any questions or deputations in line with Rule 31 and 31A of the Panel’s Rules of Procedure.

For the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel to hold a Confirmation Hearing in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, following notification from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner of her intention to appoint to the role of Chief Finance Officer to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC).

To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part I Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding the information) and, further, that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

While there may be a public interest in disclosing this information, namely openness in the deliberations of the Panel in determining its recommendation regarding the proposed appointment, it is felt that, on balance, this is outweighed by other factors in favour of maintaining the exemption, namely enabling a full discussion regarding the merits of the proposed appointment.

Following notification from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight of her intention to appoint to the role of Chief Finance Officer for the OPCC, for the Panel to hold a closed session to agree its recommendations.