The Appointments Sub Committee of Havering Council was scheduled to meet on Wednesday 29 April 2026 to discuss a key appointment within the council's adult safeguarding team. The meeting agenda indicated that the primary focus would be the appointment to the role of Assistant Director - Adults Safeguarding.

Appointment to Assistant Director - Adults Safeguarding

The main item scheduled for discussion was the appointment to the post of Assistant Director - Adults Safeguarding. A report detailing this appointment was provided to the committee members, though this report was not made available to the press or the public. The agenda indicated that this item would be discussed in private, with the public excluded from the meeting for this part of the proceedings. This exclusion was to be considered on the grounds that the nature of the business to be transacted would likely involve the disclosure of exempt information, as defined by paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report pack included numerous pages related to this agenda item, suggesting a detailed review was planned.

The meeting was scheduled to be attended by Councillor Ray Morgon (Leader of the Council), Councillor Gillian Ford (Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing), Councillor Keith Darvill (Leader of the Labour Group), and Councillor Viddy Persaud. Bernadette Lynch was listed as the contact for information about the meeting.