The Staff Appeals Committee of Middlesbrough Council was scheduled to consider a specific case, SA/01/26, as part of its agenda. The meeting was also scheduled to receive minutes from previous meetings held on 24 March 2026 and 8 April 2026.

Case SA/01/26

The committee was scheduled to consider Case Reference SA/01/26. This case was prepared by Charlotte Benjamin, Corporate Director of Legal and Corporate Services, and was dated Monday 6 July 2026. The report pack indicates that the committee membership for this item was scheduled to include Councillors D Davison (Chair), S Hill, and C Cooper. The agenda also noted that the press and public might be excluded from this part of the meeting to consider exempt information, as permitted by Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972. The report pack for this case is available as the Public reports pack 14th-Jul-2026 10.00 Staff Appeals Committee.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

The committee was scheduled to receive and review the minutes from its previous meetings. These included the minutes from the Staff Appeals Committee meeting held on 24 March 2026, which can be found in the Minutes March 26 document, and the minutes from the Staff Appeals Committee meeting held on 8 April 2026, available as Minutes SA 8.4.26.

Procedural Matters

The meeting was scheduled to include standard procedural items. This included a declaration of interests by members, where they were asked to declare any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in the items under consideration. The committee was also scheduled to receive a welcome and a briefing on the fire evacuation procedure. A fire alarm test was anticipated at 10:30 am, and attendees were to evacuate via the nearest fire exit and assemble at the Bottle of Notes opposite MIMA if the alarm sounded for more than 10 seconds. Additionally, a procedure note for the Staff Appeals Committee was scheduled to be presented, outlining the process to be followed. The main agenda document is the Agenda frontsheet 14th-Jul-2026 10.00 Staff Appeals Committee.

The venue for the meeting was the Spencer Room at the Town Hall in Middlesbrough. Information regarding venue accessibility, including lift access to the first floor where committee rooms are located, and details on town centre parking, were also provided. Joanne McNally was listed as a point of contact for any queries regarding accessing the agenda and associated information.