The Havering Council Appointments Sub Committee met to discuss the appointment of an Assistant Director of IT Delivery. The meeting was also scheduled to cover standard announcements and declarations of interest. It was also scheduled to consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting.

Appointment of Assistant Director of IT Delivery

The Appointments Sub Committee was scheduled to discuss the appointment to the post of Assistant Director of IT Delivery. The report pack relating to this agenda item is not available to the press or public.

Exclusion of the Public

The Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider whether to exclude the public from the meeting. The reason cited for this consideration was that:

it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, if members of the public were present during these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; and, if it is decided to exclude the public on these grounds, the Sub-Committee to resolve accordingly on the motion of the Chair.

Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹ defines what information is considered exempt. Paragraph 1 relates to information relating to an individual.