The Recruitment Panel of Derbyshire Council is scheduled to convene on Friday 31 July 2026. The primary focus of the meeting will be to conduct interviews for the significant role of Executive Director - Corporate Services & Transformation.

Executive Director - Corporate Services & Transformation Interviews

The panel is scheduled to conduct interviews for the position of Executive Director - Corporate Services & Transformation. This is a key leadership role within the council, responsible for overseeing corporate services and driving transformation initiatives. The agenda indicates that this item will be discussed in private, with the public excluded from the meeting. This exclusion is based on the Local Government Act 1972, specifically Section 100(a)(4), which allows for the exclusion of the public when exempt information, as defined in Schedule 12A, is likely to be disclosed. The report pack suggests that the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of this information outweighs the public interest in its disclosure.

The attendees for this meeting include Councillor Alan Graves (Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership), Councillor Paul Parkin (Cabinet Member for LGR and Transformation), Councillor Stephen Reed (Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Business Services), Neil Crittenden, Councillor Alex Dale (Leader of the Conservative Group), and Councillor Ruth George (Leader of the Derbyshire Independent Group).

The agenda for the meeting can be found in the document titled Agenda frontsheet Friday 31-Jul-2026 10.00 Recruitment Panel Agenda frontsheet Friday 31-Jul-2026 10.00 Recruitment Panel.