On a motion by Councillor George Davies, seconded by Councillor McLachlan, it was –

Resolved – That Councillor Adrian Jones be appointed Chair of this Panel.

Members are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary and / or any other relevant interest, in connection with the item 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 George Davies 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.

To interview the short listed candidates for this post.

The Panel received feedback from the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development and from those Members who had met the three candidates during the morning.

The Panel considered which of the three candidates should be invited to attend for final interview for the post of Assistant Director: Commissioning Support.

On a motion by Councillor G Davies, seconded by the Chair, it was –

Resolved (unanimously) – That candidate numbers 1 and 2 be invited to attend for final interview that afternoon, and candidate number 4 be deselected from the recruitment process.

Having interviewed the two short listed candidates, it was moved by the Chair, seconded by Councillor G Davies and then –

Resolved (unanimously) – That Nicola Butterworth, currently Senior Manager, Commissioning and Contract Management at Cheshire West and Chester Council, be appointed to the post of Assistant Director: Commissioning Support.