The Staffing Committee of Waltham Forest Council met to consider applications for the position of Corporate Director of Adult Social Care Operations. The agenda for the meeting indicates that the committee may have also discussed whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

Corporate Director of Adult Social Care Operations Appointment

The Staffing Committee was scheduled to consider applications for the Chief Officer post of Corporate Director of Adult Social Care Operations.

According to the report pack, one candidate had been shortlisted to attend stakeholder engagement panels on Thursday 5 June 2025.

The report pack states that the role is being recruited for in accordance with the council’s Recruitment and Selection Policy and Procedure, and that interim arrangements have been made until this appointment.

The report pack also notes that:

The questions drafted for the Members to pose have been crafted around the role profile and the ambitions that the council has for the post holder to fulfil.

The Staffing Committee was asked to review the information in the report, ask questions of witnesses and make recommendations as required.

The Local Government Act 1989 requires that appointments to all council posts must be made on merit.

Exclusion of press and public

The Staffing Committee was scheduled to consider whether to exclude the press and public from the remainder of the meeting. This would have been in accordance with Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act as amended, because the agenda included consideration of information relating to an individual, and disclosure would not be in the public interest.