(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)       Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

In the interest of transparency the Panel disclosed that one of the applicants was known to them.  It was confirmed that they would approach the process with an open mind.

Action: Director of Legal and Governance.

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

Recommended –

That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the

item relating to the appointment to the position of the Chief Executive

(longlisting stage) on the grounds that it is likely in view of the nature of

the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if they

were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (Information

relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual),

would be disclosed and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of

the case, the public interest in applying these exemptions outweighs the

public interest in disclosing the information.

Resolved –

That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the

item relating to the appointment to the position of the Chief Executive

(longlisting stage) on the grounds that it is likely in view of the nature of

the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if they

were present, exempt information within Paragraphs 1 (Information

relating to an individual) and 2 (information identifying an individual),

would be disclosed and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of

the case, the public interest in applying these exemptions outweighs the

public interest in disclosing the information.

The Chief Executive will submit a report (Document “E”) which asks the Panel to consider, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and Pay Policy Statement:

(a)       Interim Chief Executive, Bradford Council

(b)       Permanent Chief Executive for Bradford Council. 

The Panel is asked to review the longlist of applicants and agree for a technical process which will result in the creation of a shortlist of applicant to consider for the next stage of recruitment.

Recommended –

(1)       That the Appointment Panel consider the longlist of applications received, agree on the technical process and agree on shortlist of applicants to take forward for stakeholder engagement and interview. 

(2)       That the Appointments Panel consider progress made on the recruitment process so far and agree the final stage of the recruitment process including specific elements of the formal assessment, stakeholder panels and interview process including elements around timetabling and presentation/interview questions. 

(Anne Lloyd )

The Chief Executive presented  a report (Document “E”) which asked the Panel to consider, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and Pay Policy Statement:

(a)       Interim Chief Executive, Bradford Council

(b)       Permanent Chief Executive for Bradford Council. 

The Panel was asked to review the longlist of applicants and agree a technical process which would result in the creation of a shortlist of applicant to consider for the next stage of recruitment

Resolved –

(1)       That following consideration of the longlist of applications received, the technical process and shortlist of applicants to take forward for stakeholder engagement and interview be agreed. 

(2)       That, after consideration of progress made on the recruitment process so far, the final stage of the recruitment process including specific elements of the formal assessment, stakeholder panels and interview process including elements around timetabling and presentation/interview questions be agreed. 

Action: Chief Executive