The Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee of County Durham Council met on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The meeting was scheduled to consider a grievance appeal from Children and Young People's Services. The public were to be excluded from this part of the meeting.

Grievance Appeal from Children and Young People's Services

The sub-committee was scheduled to consider a grievance appeal originating from the Children and Young People's Services department. The report pack indicated that this would involve reviewing the appeal hearing procedure, the appellant's statement of case, and the hearing officer's statement of case. These documents were provided to the members of the sub-committee, which included Councillor Louise Penders, Councillor Stephen Bowron, and Councillor Eric Mavin. Kirsty Charlton, whose contact details were provided, was also involved in the meeting.

The sub-committee's agenda was structured into two parts. Part A included any resolutions relating to the exclusion of the public during the discussion of items containing exempt information. Part B, which was considered to be items during which the meeting would not be open to the public, contained the grievance appeal from Children and Young People's Services. This was further broken down into the appeal hearing procedure, the appellant's statement of case, and the hearing officer's statement of case.

The documents provided to the sub-committee were made available by virtue of paragraph(s) 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. This legislation pertains to the exclusion of the public from meetings when confidential or sensitive information is being discussed.