Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.

Members of the Committee were requested to declare whether they had an interest, either personal or prejudicial, in the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

All members asked that it be noted that they were acquainted with one of the candidates in their capacity as Members of the Council.

The public may be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information.

RECOMMENDED

That in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

Resolved - That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.

To decide upon a shortlist of candidates for this post.

Further to minute 20 (22 February, 2012), the Sub-Committee considered the Shortlist Report, which had been prepared by the recruitment consultants, Penna, who provided an Interview Report in relation to the two candidates, who had been long listed in the selection process.

The Sub-Committee then considered if both of the two candidates should be short listed for the Final Panel for the post of Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning.

Resolved – That the two candidates, 1 and 22, be short listed for the final stage of the selection process for the post of Director of Regeneration, Housing and Planning.