The JNC Appointments, Salaries and Structures Sub-Committee of Barking and Dagenham Council met on Wednesday 22 July 2026. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the appointment of a Director for Assets, Property and Client Services on a secondment basis. The committee also considered whether to exclude the public and press from parts of the meeting due to the confidential nature of the business.

Appointment of Director Assets, Property and Client Services (Secondment)

The primary item scheduled for discussion was the appointment of a Director for Assets, Property and Client Services, with the role being a secondment¹. The report pack provided to the committee contained information on this matter, spanning pages 1 to 19 of the document. The specific details of the appointment, including the terms of the secondment and the proposed candidate, were contained within restricted documents, indicating their sensitive nature.

The agenda also included standard procedural items such as apologies for absence and the declaration of members' interests. A key procedural point was the consideration of a resolution to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting. This was proposed due to the confidential or exempt nature of the business to be transacted, as outlined in paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part 1, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972². This legislation allows for the exclusion of the public and press when dealing with sensitive information relating to individuals, or for proposed consultations or negotiations in relation to labour relations matters.