Members are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary and / or any other relevant interest, in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Panel were requested to declare whether they had any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or any other relevant interest in the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

No such declarations were made.

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.

RECOMMENDATION – 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 paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor A McLachlan it was -

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.

Final selection process for the post of Chief Executive, Head of Paid Service.

The Panel received feedback from the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development and Johnathan Swain of Penna on the interviews undertaken during the day by; a panel of representatives from the Public Service Board, a panel of private sector representatives and a group exercise with the five candidates. Then having received feedback from the three Party Leaders who had met the candidates during the day, the Panel considered which of the five candidates should be invited to attend for final interview for the post of Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor McLachlan, it was -

Resolved (unanimously) – That candidate number 12 be invited to attend for final interview on 6 February, 2015.

On a further motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor McLachlan, it was –

Resolved (5:2) – That candidate number 3 be invited to attend for final interview on 6 February, 2015.

It was then moved by Councillor Green and seconded by Councillor Rennie, that –

“Candidate number 8 be invited to attend for final interview on 6 February, 2015.”

The motion was put and lost (3:4).

On a further motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor McLachlan, it was –

Resolved (unanimously) – That the remaining candidates, numbers 4 and 11, be deselected from the recruitment process.