The Chief Officer Employment Panel of South Holland Council was scheduled to convene on Friday, 1 May 2026. The primary item on the agenda was the recruitment and permanent appointment of a Service Director - Finance, Deputy Section 151 Officer.

Recruitment of Service Director - Finance, Deputy Section 151 Officer

The panel was scheduled to consider the permanent appointment to the significant role of Service Director - Finance, Deputy Section 151 Officer. This position is crucial for the financial management and oversight of the council. The report pack provided to the panel contained information relating to this appointment, with the document itself being restricted due to the likely disclosure of exempt information. The Local Government Act 1972 allows for the exclusion of the press and public from meetings when such sensitive information is being discussed.

The meeting was also scheduled to include standard procedural items such as the election of a Chairman, noting apologies, and declarations of interest. Following these, the panel was to consider excluding the press and public to discuss the appointment of the Service Director - Finance, Deputy Section 151 Officer, as detailed in the Public reports pack 01st-May-2026 11.30 Chief Officer Employment Panel.