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Summary
The Personnel Board of Barking and Dagenham Council met on 14 October 2025. The agenda included an appeal against dismissal, and consideration of whether to exclude the public and press from the meeting due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
Appeal against dismissal
The board was scheduled to discuss an appeal against dismissal. The report pack for the meeting included documentation related to this appeal, spanning pages 5 to 110. The specific details of the appeal were not publicly available, as this was considered private business, exempt from publication under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.1
Exclusion of public and press
The agenda included consideration of a resolution to exclude the public and press from the remainder of the meeting. This was listed as item 4 on the agenda, preceding the discussion of the appeal against dismissal. The reason cited for this potential exclusion was the nature of the business to be transacted, specifically referencing individual members of staff. The report pack notes that this is exempt from publication under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
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Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 defines categories of information that can be kept confidential in council meetings and documents. This includes information relating to specific individuals, such as in personnel matters. ↩
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