On a motion by Councillor A McLachlan, seconded by Councillor A Jones, it was –

Resolved – That Councillor P Davies take the Chair of this Sub-Committee.

Members are asked to consider whether they have any disclosable pecuniary or non pecuniary interests in connection with the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Sub-Committee were requested to declare whether they had an interest, either personal or prejudicial, 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.

RECOMMENDED

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 the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

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 consider the applications for this post.

The Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development welcomed Johnathan Swain from the recruitment consultants, Penna, to the meeting. Johnathan Swain gave a summary of the 10 applications which had been received for the post of Strategic Director: Families and Wellbeing and the Sub-Committee then considered which of the 10 candidates should be long listed for the next stage of the selection process.

The Chief Executive suggested that the next stage of the selection process should be for officer interviews rather than an initial short listing meeting and that the Leaders would also have an opportunity to meet the candidates in advance of moving to the final stage of the selection process of Member interviews.

Resolved – That the following 5 candidates be long listed for the next stage of the selection process which shall be for officer interviews on Tuesday, 13 November – candidate numbers, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.