The Members' Staffing Panel of Bexley Council convened to discuss the appointment of a new Director of Adult Social Care and Health. The panel resolved to appoint the candidate, subject to satisfactory references and the Executive Notification process.

Appointment of Director of Adult Social Care and Health

The primary focus of the meeting was the appointment of a new Director of Adult Social Care and Health. The panel reviewed a report containing information about the short-listed candidate, who also made a presentation and answered questions from the members. The panel resolved to appoint the candidate, pending satisfactory references and the completion of the Executive Notification process.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The panel decided to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the consideration of the exempt appendix related to the appointment of the Director of Adult Social Care and Health. This decision was made to prevent the disclosure of information falling within Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, which pertains to information relating to an individual. The panel determined that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information¹.