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Appointments & Disciplinary Committee - Monday, 20th October, 2025 9.30 am, NEW

October 20, 2025 at 9:30 am Appointments & Disciplinary Committee View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)

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The Appointments and Disciplinary Committee of Croydon Council met on Monday 20 October 2025 to conduct interviews for senior positions within the council. The meeting began in public session, during which standard procedural items were addressed, before moving into a private session to conduct the interviews.

Appointment to Director of Assets and Repairs

The committee progressed to interview shortlisted candidates for the position of Director of Assets and Repairs. This role, along with salary details, was previously outlined in the agenda pack for the meeting held on 1 October 2025. The interviews for this post were conducted in private, as is standard procedure for such appointments, and the committee moved to Part B of the meeting to facilitate this.

Appointment to Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration

Similarly, the committee also interviewed shortlisted candidates for the role of Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration. Details regarding this position and its associated salary were also made available in the public agenda pack for the 1 October 2025 meeting. These interviews also took place in a private session (Part B) of the meeting.

The meeting concluded with the exclusion of the press and public to allow for these confidential interviews, in accordance with Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Attendees

Profile image for Mayor Jason Perry
Mayor Jason Perry Executive Mayor Conservative
Profile image for Councillor Lynne Hale
Councillor Lynne Hale Deputy Mayor (Statutory) and Cabinet Member for Homes Conservative Sanderstead
Profile image for Councillor Jason Cummings
Councillor Jason Cummings Deputy Mayor (Non-Statutory) and Cabinet Member for Finance Conservative Shirley South
Profile image for Councillor Stuart King
Councillor Stuart King Leader of the Opposition Labour West Thornton
Profile image for Enid Mollyneaux
Enid Mollyneaux Shadow Cabinet Member for Community Safety Labour Bensham Manor
Profile image for Callton Young OBE
Callton Young OBE Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance Labour Thornton Heath
Katherine Kerswell
Elaine Jackson
Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense
Adrian May
Michelle Ossei-Gerning

Topics

Director of Assets and Repairs Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 20th-Oct-2025 09.30 Appointments Disciplinary Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 20th-Oct-2025 09.30 Appointments Disciplinary Committee.pdf