Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Panel;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

There were no declarations of interest made.

To note the Panel’s Terms of Reference as follows:

“To agree the recruitment process for Independent Members of the Standards Committee from May 2010, including the placing of appropriate advertisements, and to carry out that process to select 4 Independent Members and one reserve Independent Member, for recommendation to the Standards Committee and Council for appointment”.

RESOLVED: That the Panel’s Terms of Reference be noted.

That the minutes of the meetings held on 23 and 25 March 2010 be taken as read and signed as correct records.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 March 2010, be taken as read and signed as a correct record.

To resolve that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business, on the grounds that it/they involve(s) the likely disclosure of confidential information in breach of an obligation of confidence, or of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972:

RESOLVED:  That the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item for the reasons set out below:

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The Selection Panel met on the 23 March 2010, 25 March 2010 and 8 April 2010 to conduct interviews with 8 shortlisted applicants.  The interviews consisted of questions being asked by the Panel with an opportunity for the applicant to ask questions at the end.

After careful deliberation and consideration the Panel made a unanimous decision on who should be recommended as Independent Members of the Standards Committee.  The Panel also made a recommendation on who should act as a Reserve Independent Member of the Standards Committee.

Resolved to RECOMMEND (to the Standards Committee):  That

(1)               the appointments of the following as Independent Members until the Annual Council meeting in May 2014, be agreed for further recommendation to Full Council:

Dr John Kirkland

Mr Derek John Lawrence

Mr Anand Mantri

Mr Mohammed Rizvi

(2)               the appointment of Mr James Coyle as a Reserve Independent Member until the Annual Council meeting in May 2014, be agreed for further recommendation to Full Council.