The Special Committee Re: Appointment of Children and Families Posts met to appoint a chair and then exclude the public to discuss the shortlisting of candidates for several key positions within the Children and Families Directorate. These positions included Deputy Director of Children and Families, Assistant Director for Children in Care and Care Leavers, and Assistant Director for Family Help and Safeguarding. The committee also discussed interim arrangements for wider leadership posts within the directorate.

Appointment of Chairman

Councillor Mark Sutton, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, was appointed as Chairman of the Committee.

Exclusion of the Public

The committee resolved to exclude the public from the meeting to discuss the shortlisting of candidates for the Deputy Director and Assistant Director positions. This decision was made because the discussion involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Shortlisting for Key Positions in the Children and Families Directorate

The Special Committee considered reports regarding the shortlisting of candidates for the following positions:

• Deputy Director of Children and Families
• Assistant Director for Children in Care and Care Leavers
• Assistant Director for Family Help and Safeguarding

The minutes state that the committee proceeded to consider reports on the following matters and took decisions thereon. However, the specific decisions made regarding the shortlisting process are not detailed in the publicly available minutes due to the confidential nature of the information.

Interim Arrangements for Wider Leadership Posts

The committee also discussed interim arrangements for wider leadership posts within the Children and Families Directorate. As with the shortlisting discussions, the details of these arrangements and any decisions made are not included in the public minutes due to the confidential nature of the information.