The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) Appointments Panel was scheduled to meet on Monday, 20 April 2026, to discuss the preferred candidates for two key senior roles within the authority. The primary focus of the meeting was to review the outcomes of the interview process for the positions of Director of Resources and Head of Legal and Governance.

GLCCA Director of Resources and Head of Legal and Governance Preferred Candidate Decision

The panel was scheduled to consider a report seeking their decision on which candidates would be put forward as preferred candidates for the roles of Director of Resources and Head of Legal and Governance. This decision follows an interview process for these permanent chief officer roles, which were established by the Authority at an Extraordinary meeting on 12 November 2025. The Appointments Panel has been delegated the responsibility for overseeing the recruitment process for these positions, in accordance with paragraph 3.1 of the Officer Employment Procedure Rules within Part 4 of the Authority's Constitution.

The report indicated that interviews for both roles were scheduled to conclude on the afternoon of Monday, 20 April 2026. The panel's task was to agree on a preferred candidate for each role, enabling a recommendation to be made to the full Authority at a subsequent meeting. The report also outlined that should no candidates be deemed suitable, the panel would agree on the next steps for recruitment.

The recruitment process was stated to fully consider the Equality Act 2010¹, ensuring that discrimination, harassment, and victimisation are eliminated, and that equality of opportunity is advanced between those who share protected characteristics and those who do not. The protected characteristics under the Act include age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. The report noted that no equality impacts were anticipated from agreeing on a recruitment process designed to help the authority progress its strategic objectives.

The report also confirmed that the Combined Authority has the power to either adopt or reject the recommendations made by the Appointments Panel. There were no direct financial implications arising from this report, and no specific Greater Lincolnshire policies or consultation and engagement activities were highlighted as being directly relevant to this agenda item. The background papers used in the preparation of the report included the Authority's Constitution.

The meeting was scheduled to be attended by Dame Andrea Jenkyns DBE (Mayor), Councillor Philip Jackson (North East Lincolnshire Council), Councillor Sean Matthews (Leader of the Council, Lincolnshire County Council), and Councillor Rob Waltham MBE (North Lincolnshire Council). Alison Miller, Lincolnshire County Council Resourcing Manager, was the contact officer for the report.