The Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee was scheduled to meet on Monday, 18 November 2024, to discuss the proposed appointment of a new Chief Executive. The meeting's agenda indicated that the press and public would be excluded from discussions concerning this appointment due to the likely disclosure of exempt information.

Proposed Appointment of Chief Executive

The primary item scheduled for discussion was the proposed appointment of a new Chief Executive for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. A report from the Executive Director of Change and Innovation was to be considered by the committee. The agenda documents indicate that this item would involve the consideration of exempt information, as detailed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. This exclusion of the public and press was deemed necessary because the information was personal and related to an identifiable individual, and its disclosure could inhibit the free and frank provision of advice or the exchange of views during deliberations. The report pack for this item is available as the Public reports pack 18th-Nov-2024 10.00 Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee, and a supplementary Shortlisting pack 18th-Nov-2024 10.00 Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee was also provided. The Agenda frontsheet 18th-Nov-2024 10.00 Richmond and Wandsworth Joint Staffing Committee outlines the full agenda.

The committee members present were Councillor Roberts (Chair), Councillor Neden-Watts, and Councillor Frieze, representing Richmond-upon-Thames Council, and Councillor Hogg, Councillor Akinola, and Councillor Richards-Jones, representing Wandsworth Council. Councillor Simon Hogg is the Leader of Wandsworth Council, and Councillor Kemi Akinola is the Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council. Councillor Mrs. Kim Caddy, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, was also listed as an attendee.