Agenda and minutes

Appointment Panel - Wednesday 22 May 2024 10.30 am

Venue: EII Court, Winchester

Items
No. Item

51.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

All Members were present.

52.

Declarations of interest

All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.6 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

Minutes:

Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore, Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting, they considered  whether such interest should be declared and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.

53.

Appointment of Chairman

To appoint a Chairman for the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That Councillor Liz Fairhurst be appointed Chairman of the Panel.

54.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

RECOMMENDATION:

 

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting 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, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it was 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 this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt report.

55.

Appointment of Director of Adults' Health and Care

To consider candidates for the post of Director of Adults’ Health and Care in accordance with Standing Order 43.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel interviewed candidates for the post of Director of Adults’ Health and Care and considered the supporting information provided. After full consideration, the Panel recommended an appointment be made in accordance with Standing Order 43.5.

 

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