The Human Resources Committee of Rother District Council met on 15 September 2025. Councillors were scheduled to discuss a proposed new management structure in light of local government reorganisation and the need for further budget savings. Some of the information relating to this topic was expected to be exempt from publication.

Proposed New Management Structure

The committee was scheduled to consider a report regarding a proposed new management structure in the context of local government reorganisation and further budget savings.

The agenda noted that the item included material that may be exempt from publication under the Local Government Act 1972¹. Specifically, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A, which relate to:

1. Information relating to any individual.
2. Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

The agenda indicated that it was recommended that the press and public be excluded for this item, as it was considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

Lorna Ford, Chief Executive of Rother District Council, was listed on the agenda in relation to this item.