The Employment and Appeals Committee of Powys Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 7 October 2025, to discuss shortlisting candidates for two senior positions. The meeting will be held remotely. Much of the meeting is expected to be held exempt from the public.

Here's a summary of the topics scheduled for discussion:

Shortlisting for Head of Housing and Head of Learning and School Improvement

The committee is scheduled to discuss shortlisting candidates for two positions: Head of Housing and Head of Learning and School Improvement. According to the agenda, details of the candidates will be sent to the committee members directly by email.

Exempt Items

The agenda for the meeting of the Employment and Appeals Committee indicates that there will be items discussed that are exempt from the public. According to the agenda:

The Monitoring Officer has determined that category 1 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following item. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose personal data relating to an individual in contravention of the principles of the Data Protection Act. Because of this and since there did not appear to be an overwhelming public interest requiring the disclosure of personal data he felt that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.

The Data Protection Act is designed to protect individuals' personal data.