The Personnel Committee - Member Appointment Panel met on Tuesday, 11 November 2025. The primary purpose of the meeting was to conduct interviews for the role of Director Adults and Integrated Commissioning. Following these interviews, the panel resolved not to make an appointment to the post of Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Health at that time.

Interviews for Director Adults and Integrated Commissioning

The committee held interviews for the position of Director Adults and Integrated Commissioning. Following the interviews, the panel discussed feedback from stakeholder groups and the candidate's performance. Ultimately, the committee resolved that no appointment would be made to the post of Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Health at this current time. This decision was made after reviewing the candidate's application forms, supporting information, and interview performance. The meeting was attended by Linden Kemkaran (Chair), Sarah Emberson, Colin Sefton, and Cllr Stuart Jeffery, among others. Benjamin Watts, Deputy Chief Executive (Monitoring Officer), was also in attendance. The interviews were conducted in the Cabinet Room at Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ.

The agenda for the meeting was published on 3 November 2025, and the public reports pack was made available on the same date. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 9:00 am with a briefing, followed by interviews at 9:30 am. The committee's membership consists of eight individuals, with Reform UK holding five seats, including the Chair, Linden Kemkaran. The Conservative party has one representative, Mr H Rayner, the Liberal Democrats have one, Mr C Sefton, and the Green party has one, Mr S Jeffery.

The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 11 November 2025, were confirmed as correctly recorded and signed by the Chair. The committee also passed a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the subsequent business, citing the likely disclosure of exempt information under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972. This exclusion applied to the interviews for Director Adults and Integrated Commissioning.