Agenda and minutes

To receive disclosures of personal interest from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct

Note:

1.    Members are requested to identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest: and

2.   Where Members withdraw from a meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chairman when they leave.

In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations made pertaining to the agenda.

An apology of absence was received from Councillor Treeby.

To elect a Chair of the Panel for the Municipal Year 2021/2022.

The panel voted unanimously to elect Councillor Treeby as Chair of the Voluntary Early Redundancy Panel for the 2021-22 Municipal Year.

To appoint a Vice-Chair of the Panel for the Municipal Year 2021/2022

The panel voted unanimously to elect Councillor Webber as Vice Chair of the Voluntary Early Redundancy Panel for the 2021-22 Municipal Year.

To receive the minutes of the previous meeting of the Voluntary Early Redundancy Panel held on 11^th May 2021.

It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 30^th March 2021 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 for the next item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act”

It was RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 for the next item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

To consider the joint report of the Chief Executive, Director of Human Resources, Group Director of Community & Children’s Services, Director of Education & Lifelong Learning and Group Director Corporate & Frontline Services containing exempt information (to follow)

The Panel considered the joint report of the Chief Executive, Director of Human Resources, Group Director Community & Children’s Services Group Director Prosperity, Development & Frontline Services and Director of Education and Inclusion Services, in respect of applications for voluntary early retirement with redundancy and voluntary redundancy applications.

Following Consideration of the report it was RESOLVED –

1.     To approve the under-mentioned applications as detailed in the report and listed below –

To consider any items, which the Chairman, by reason of special circumstances, is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

There was no urgent business to report.