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.

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. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

Following the adjournment of the Sub-Committee on 6 September, 2011, the Sub-Committee will reconvene to determine the dismissal appeal of a member of the Technical Services Department.

Further to minute 15 (6/9/11) the Sub-Committee reconvened to consider the appeal by an employee in the Technical Services Department against the decision of the Director to dismiss him from his current post.

Resolved (2:1) (Councillor Jones voting against) - That, having considered carefully all the evidence, the Appeals Sub-Committee disallows the appeal and upholds the decision of the Director of Technical Services to dismiss the appellant from his post.