The Personnel Committee - Member Appointment Panel of Kent Council met on 19 September 2025 to hold interviews for the position of Deputy Chief Executive. Prior to the interviews, the panel was scheduled to discuss a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the information to be discussed.

Deputy Chief Executive Interviews

The main purpose of the meeting was to conduct interviews for the Deputy Chief Executive position at Kent Council. According to the agenda, a briefing was scheduled for 10:30 am, followed by the interviews themselves at 10:45 am.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The committee was scheduled to consider a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting. The reason cited for this exclusion was that the discussion would likely involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹.

Unrestricted Items

The meeting agenda also included several unrestricted items, which were likely to be open to the public. These included:

• Substitutes: To note any substitutes for committee members.
• Declarations of Interest: To receive declarations of interest from members in respect of any item on the agenda.
• Minutes: To agree that the Chair be authorised to sign the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record.