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Personnel Committee - Member Appointment Panel - Monday, 11th May, 2026 10.30 am
May 11, 2026 at 10:30 am Personnel Committee - Member Appointment Panel View on council websiteSummary
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The Personnel Committee - Member Appointment Panel is scheduled to convene on Monday, 11 May 2026. The primary focus of the meeting will be interviews for the position of Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health. The panel will also review the minutes from their previous meeting held on 20 January 2026.
Interviews for Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health
The meeting agenda indicates that interviews will be held for the role of Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health. This item is scheduled to take place during an exempt session, meaning the press and public will likely be excluded. The report pack details that attendees will receive a briefing at 10:30 am, followed by the interviews at 11:00 am. The Deputy Chief Executive, Benjamin Watts, is listed as a contact for this item.
Minutes of Previous Meeting
The panel is scheduled to consider the minutes from the meeting held on 20 January 2026. This is a standard procedural item, and the report pack indicates that these minutes will be presented for confirmation. The previous meeting's minutes are available for review in the document Minutes of Previous Meeting.
The meeting is chaired by Ms L Kemkaran, who is a member of Reform UK. Other members of the panel include Ms S Emberson, Mrs G Foster, Mr C Hespe, and Miss D Morton, also from Reform UK. Mr R G Streatfeild, MBE, represents the Liberal Democrats, Mr B Black represents Restore Britain, and Mr A Kennedy is the Conservative representative.
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Topics
No topics have been identified for this meeting yet.
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