The Chief Officer Appointments Committee of County Durham Council was scheduled to hold a meeting on Tuesday 13 January 2026. The primary item on the agenda was the formal interviews for the Post of Corporate Director of Children and Young People's Services.

Post of Corporate Director of Children and Young People's Services

The committee was scheduled to conduct formal interviews for the position of Corporate Director of Children and Young People's Services. This item, detailed in the Public reports pack Tuesday 13-Jan-2026 09.30 Chief Officer Appointments Committee.pdf, was considered exempt or confidential information and therefore the public was not expected to be present during its discussion. The report pack included a report from the Chief Executive, covering pages 5 to 74, which would have been considered by the committee.

The minutes from the previous meeting on 15 December 2025, available as Mins 15 12 2025.pdf, were also scheduled for review. At that prior meeting, the committee had considered a recruitment shortlist for the same role. The report from that meeting indicated that five candidates were to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

The meeting was scheduled to take place at Durham Cricket Club, Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street. The agenda frontsheet for the meeting can be found here.