The Personnel Board of Barking and Dagenham Council was scheduled to consider an appeal against dismissal. The meeting was also set to address any other confidential or exempt items deemed urgent by the Chair.

Appeal Against Dismissal

The board was scheduled to consider an appeal against dismissal. The documentation provided for this item spans 386 pages.

The meeting was scheduled to take place in the Council Chamber at Barking Town Hall on Thursday, 29 February 2024, at 10:30 am. A pre-meeting for councillors was scheduled for 10:00 am. The attendees listed for the meeting were Cllr Emily Rodwell (Chair), Cllr John Dulwich (Labour Group Chief Whip), and Cllr Regina Rahman (Chair, Personnel Board and Labour Group Secretary). Leanna McPherson was listed as the contact officer for the meeting.

The agenda indicated that the meeting would begin with apologies for absence and declarations of interest. It also included an item to consider whether to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting due to the sensitive nature of the business. This was due to the private business items, which relate to individual members of staff and are exempt from publication under the Local Government Act 1972.