Agenda and minutes

People, Performance and Development Committee Appointment Sub-Committee - Thursday, 30 July 2020 11.00 am

Venue: Remote

Contact: Joss Butler 

Items
No. Item

1/19

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS

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    Minutes:

    Sinead Mooney substituted for Colin Kemp.

2/19

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

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    To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

     

    Notes:

    ·         In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest.

    ·         Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.

    ·         Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register.

    ·         Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest.

     

    Minutes:

    Chris Botten advised the panel that he had previously worked with the candidate in the NHS. He participated in the interview.

3/19

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

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    Recommendation: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

     

    PART TWO – IN PRIVATE

    Minutes:

    RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

4/19

Senior Appointment of Director of Public Health

    The People, Performance and Development is asked to proceed with interviewing for the post of Director of Public Health.

     

    The shortlisted candidate will be interviewed by the Committee. The Committee will then discuss and, if appropriate appoint to the role of Director of Public Health. This recommendation is subject to the notification of every Member of the Cabinet of the proposed appointment and their right of objection specified in the notification.

    Minutes:

    Witnesses:

     

    Rachel Crossley, Executive Director for Strategy & Commissioning

    Jacqueline Foglietta, Director of HR & OD

    Ross Pike, Committees Business Manager

     

    Key points raised in the discussion:

     

    1.    The interview was conducted by a Sub-Committee of the People, Performance and Development Committee for the position of Director of Public Health. During the interviews, Members asked a series of set questions.

     

    2.    Following the end of the interview, Members discussed the performance of the candidate in detail and agreed that Ruth Hutchinson demonstrated the skills and experience necessary to be Director of Public Health.

     

    Resolved:

     

    The People, Performance and Development Appointments Sub-Committee agreed to appoint Ruth Hutchinson to the role Director of Public Health.

5/19

PUBLICITY FOR PART TWO ITEMS

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    To consider whether the item considered under Part 2 of the agenda should be made available to the Press and public.

     

    Minutes:

    It was agreed that the information in relation to the Part 2 items discussed at the meeting would remain exempt.