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Summary

The Employment Committee met to confirm the minutes of their previous meeting and to discuss a recruitment update for the Executive Director of Adult Care Services. Due to the confidential nature of the recruitment update, the public and press were excluded from that part of the meeting.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The committee agreed to exclude the public and press from the meeting to discuss a report on the recruitment update for the Executive Director of Adult Care Services (DAS). This decision was made under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 19721, as the discussion was expected to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act. The committee agreed that maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes

The committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 14 August 2025[01. Item 1 Minutes from last meeting on 14 August 2025.pdf].


  1. Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 allows councils to exclude the public from meetings when confidential or exempt information is likely to be disclosed. 

Attendees

Profile image for Matthew Hurst
Matthew Hurst  Vice-Chair of Scrutiny Committee •  (Reform UK)
Profile image for Nigel Bell
Nigel Bell Leader, Labour Group • Labour
Profile image for Steve Jarvis
Steve Jarvis  Leader of the Council; Chair Employment Committee •  (Liberal Democrats)
Profile image for Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts  Leader, Conservative Group •  (Conservative)
Profile image for Sally Symington
Sally Symington  Deputy Leader of the Council; Executive member for Adult Care Services; Chair Health & Well-being Board; Vice-Chair Employment Committee •  (Liberal Democrats)
Profile image for Helen Campbell
Helen Campbell  Deputy Executive Member for Highways •  (Liberal Democrats)
Profile image for Kirsty Taylor-Moran
Kirsty Taylor-Moran  Leader, Green Group •  (Green)
Profile image for Fiona Thomson
Fiona Thomson  Deputy Leader, Conservative Group; Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee •  (Conservative)
Profile image for Penelope Hill
Penelope Hill  Vice-Chair of Scrutiny Committee; Chair Impact of Scrutiny Committee •  (Liberal Democrats)
Profile image for John Graham
John Graham  (Conservative)
Profile image for Ajanta Hilton
Ajanta Hilton  Executive member for Public Health and Community Safety •  (Liberal Democrats)

Topics

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Monday 24-Nov-2025 14.00 Employment Committee.pdf
00. Agenda for 24.11.2025.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Monday 24-Nov-2025 14.00 Employment Committee.pdf

Additional Documents

01. Item 1 Minutes from last meeting on 14 August 2025.pdf