Agenda and minutes

To appoint a Chair of the Panel for the purposes of this meeting.

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Bluston be appointed Chair of the Panel for the purposes of this meeting.

To confirm the membership of the Panel.

RESOLVED: That the Membership of the Panel be confirmed.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations of personal or prejudicial interests made by Members of the Panel arising from the business transacted at this meeting.

To consider whether any of the items listed on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it is thought likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence or of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED: That the appeal be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds thatit would involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in that it would involve the disclosure of information relating to an individual.

[Note:  Personnel Appeals Panel minutes are:-

(1)               approved following each meeting by the Members serving on that particular occasion and signed as a correct record by the Chair for that meeting;

(2)               printed into the Council Minute Volume, published monthly;

(3)               not submitted to the next panel meeting for approval.

Reasons: The Personnel Appeals Panel is constituted from a pooled membership. Consequently, a subsequent Panel meeting is likely to comprise a different Chair and Members who took no part in the previous meeting’s proceedings. The process referred to at (1) above provides appropriate approval scrutiny].

(See Note at conclusion of these minutes).

(i)                       Procedure for Hearing [Page 1]

(ii)                     Grievance Procedure [Pages 2-6]

(iii)                   Appellant’s Statement [Pages 7-8]

Further Documentary Evidence Submitted by Appellant

[Pages 9 – 64]

(iv)                   Management’s Case Statement [Page 65 – 68]

Enclosure 1 [Pages 69 – 71]

Enclosure 2 [Page 72]

Enclosure 3 [Page 73]

Enclosure 4 [Pages 74 – 75]

(Note: The above reports are included in Part II of the agenda as they contain exempt information in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). (Information relating to any individual).

Following careful consideration of both the verbal and written evidence presented by the appellant and management, the Panel

RESOLVED: That (1)the appeal be partially upheld;

(2) a memorandum supporting those aspects of the appeal upheld be circulated to the Executive Director (People First), for her comments.