This meeting was scheduled to consider an employee's appeal against their dismissal from their job at the council.

The meeting was also scheduled to consider whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion of the appeal, because the information being considered was judged to be exempt from public disclosure. The report pack states that:

“under the provisions of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting for the consideration of the Section Two business on the grounds that it contains information defined as Exempt in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972.”

Appeal Against Employee Dismissal

The meeting was scheduled to consider an appeal against dismissal by an employee of Tower Hamlets council. The report pack does not name the employee.

The appeal was made on the grounds that the decision to dismiss the employee was procedurally incorrect, and that it was not a reasonable decision for the council to take.

The sub-committee was scheduled to hear both sides of the argument before coming to a decision.

The grounds for the appeal were:

1. The PROCEDURE – the grounds of appeal should detail how procedural irregularities prejudiced the disciplinary decision.
2. The FACTS, - Failure to take account of material evidence.
3. The DECISION, The decision did not justify the level of disciplinary sanction imposed. The Panel will decide if the decision was a decision a reasonable employer could reasonable make.