The Appointments Sub Committee of Havering Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 10 February 2026. The primary item on the agenda was the appointment to the post of Director of Ageing Well. The meeting was also scheduled to include procedural items such as the Chair's announcement and apologies for absence.

Appointment to the Post of Director of Ageing Well

The main business of the meeting was scheduled to be the consideration of an appointment to the post of Director of Ageing Well. A report concerning this appointment was provided to the committee members, however, this report was not available to the press or the public. The report was prepared by Zena Smith, Head of Committee and Election Services. The agenda indicates that the discussion of this item may have involved the exclusion of the public from the meeting, as it was considered whether exempt information, as defined by the Local Government Act 1972, would be disclosed. This suggests that the appointment process may have involved sensitive personal or commercial information.

The report pack for this meeting can be found at Public reports pack 10th-Feb-2026 09.00 Appointments Sub Committee. The agenda frontsheet is available at Agenda frontsheet 10th-Feb-2026 09.00 Appointments Sub Committee.

The attendees of the meeting included Councillor Ray Morgon (Leader of the Council) who was scheduled to chair the meeting, Councillor Gillian Ford (Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing) who was scheduled to be Vice-Chair, and Councillor Keith Darvill (Leader of the Labour Group). Other attendees were Councillor Viddy Persaud, Kathy Freeman, Barbara Nicholls, and Bernadette Lynch. Bernadette Lynch was the contact person for information about the meeting.