Agenda and minutes

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

RESOLVED: That Councillor Mrs Lurline Champagnie be appointed as Chairman of the Panel for the purposes of this meeting.

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 the following interest was declared:

Item 5 – Disciplinary Appeal

Councillor Bob Currie declared a personal interest in the above item in that he was a retired paid-up member of UNISON.  Accordingly, he remained in the room and took part in the discussion and decision-making on this item.   

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 requested).

RESOLVED: That the appeal be considered with the press and public excluded on the grounds that it 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).

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

RESOLVED: That (1) the appeal be upheld;

(2) final written warnings be issued to both appellants; and

(3) a number of proposals be made to the Executive Director (Urban Living).