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Senior Appointments and Pay Committee - Wednesday, 2 September 2026 - 4.00 pm

September 2, 2026 at 4:00 pm Senior Appointments and Pay Committee View on council website

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The Senior Appointments and Pay Committee of Buckinghamshire Council was scheduled to discuss senior resourcing matters. The meeting's agenda also included the confirmation of previous minutes and the exclusion of the public for confidential items.

Senior Resourcing

A significant portion of the meeting was scheduled to be dedicated to Senior Resourcing, as detailed in the Public reports pack 02nd-Sep-2026 16.00 Senior Appointments and Pay Committee.pdf. This item would have covered recruitment processes for senior roles within the council. The report pack indicated that the committee was to consider the commencement of recruitment for a permanent Corporate Director of Children's Services and to agree on the preferred recruitment approach. Additionally, proposed changes to the structure of the Legal Services team were scheduled for discussion.

Minutes of Previous Meeting

The committee was set to review and agree upon the minutes from the previous meeting held on 22 July 2026. This would have included agreeing the public minutes and, following the exclusion of the public, agreeing the confidential minutes.

Other Business

The agenda also listed the date of the next meeting, which was scheduled for 8 September 2026 at 2 pm.

Attendees

Committee Services
Profile image for Councillor Steven Broadbent
Councillor Steven Broadbent Leader Conservative Ridgeway East
Profile image for Councillor Robert Carington
Councillor Robert Carington Cabinet Member for Resources Conservative Ridgeway West
Profile image for Councillor Peter Strachan
Councillor Peter Strachan Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Planning Conservative Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville
Profile image for Councillor Robin Stuchbury
Councillor Robin Stuchbury Independent Buckingham
Profile image for Councillor Thomas Broom
Councillor Thomas Broom Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Transport Conservative Gerrards Cross & Denham
Profile image for Councillor Susan Morgan
Councillor Susan Morgan Liberal Democrat Group Leader Liberal Democrats Aylesbury North
Elly Cook
Profile image for Councillor Penny Drayton
Councillor Penny Drayton Independent Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns

Topics

Buckinghamshire Council Senior Resourcing Corporate Director of Children's Services

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 02nd-Sep-2026 16.00 Senior Appointments and Pay Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 02nd-Sep-2026 16.00 Senior Appointments and Pay Committee.pdf