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.

Further to minute 4 and the outcome of formal interview of candidates 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 earlier in the day, it was moved by the Chair, seconded by Councillor George Davies, and -

Resolved (unanimously) – That candidates 2 and 7 be put forward to the next stage of the selection process.

The Assistant Director: Human Resources and Organisational Development then informed the Panel of the next stage of the selection process - to include the taking up of references.

The Panel then interviewed the two candidates and on a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor George Davies, it was –

Resolved (unanimously) - That Paul Boyce, currently Executive Director (Children), Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, be appointed to the post of Director for Children.