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 decide upon a shortlist of candidates for this post.

The Panel considered the technical assessments which had been prepared by the recruitment consultants, Penna. Ms Amanda Riley from Penna introduced the report in relation to each of the six candidates, who had been long listed in the selection process and made recommendations as to which of the candidates should be short listed.

The Panel then considered which of the 6 candidates should be short listed for the next stage of the selection process for the post of Deputy Director: Children’s Care Services.

The Panel were also informed of the need to change the proposed dates for interviews from 11 and 12 January to Wednesday, 18 January, 2017 as some of the recommended candidates were unavailable for interview in the week commencing 9 January, 2017.

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

Resolved (unanimously) –

(1)  That the following 3 candidates be short listed for the next stage of the process – candidate numbers 5, 6 and 8.

(2)  That the next stage of the selection process be held on Wednesday, 18 January, 2017.