The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council was scheduled to discuss the recruitment of a Strategic Director for Together for Families. The meeting's agenda also included standard procedural items such as apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and the confirmation of previous minutes.

Recruitment of Strategic Director for Together for Families

A significant item on the agenda was the recruitment of a Strategic Director for Together for Families, also referred to as the Director for Children's Services. This discussion was designated as Part 2 of the recruitment process. The report pack included Appendix 3, which was a longlisting pack for the recruitment to this role. The agenda indicated that this item would be considered in Part 2 of the meeting, suggesting that some of the discussion might take place in private. The Local Government Act 1972 was referenced in relation to the potential exclusion of the press and public from this part of the meeting, citing the need to avoid the disclosure of exempt information concerning individuals.

Procedural Matters

The meeting was scheduled to begin with standard procedural items. These included receiving apologies for absence, allowing for declarations of interest from committee members, and reviewing the minutes from the previous meeting held on 5 December 2025. The agenda also allowed for any other business that the Chairman, Councillor Leigh Frost, considered to be of urgency. The Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1972 was noted as governing the consideration of urgent items, requiring a formal written report and a clear explanation of the special circumstances making the item urgent.

The committee was also scheduled to consider the exclusion of the press and public from certain parts of the meeting. This was to be done on the grounds that the business to be discussed was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information, specifically relating to individuals and information that could reveal their identities. The report pack stated that compliance with the public interest test provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 had been met in producing the report for this item. Following this, confidential minutes from the meeting held on 5 December 2025 were to be reviewed.