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Chief Officers Employment Committee - Friday, 21st November, 2025 11.30 am
November 21, 2025 View on council websiteSummary
The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council met on 21 November 2025. The meeting's agenda included discussion around the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer, and a resolution to exclude the press and public from part of the meeting.
Recruitment of Chief Operating Officer
The committee was scheduled to discuss the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer1, also known as a Section 151 Officer2. The agenda for the meeting included a number of appendices relating to this recruitment, including a shortlisting pack.
Exclusion of Press and Public
The committee was asked to consider a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting during discussion of the Chief Operating Officer recruitment. The reason cited for this was that:
there is likely to be a disclosure to the public of exempt information of the following descriptions:
- Information relating to an individual
- Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual
The agenda noted that compliance had been achieved with the public interest test provisions in the Local Government Act 19723.
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A chief operating officer is a senior executive who oversees the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of a business. ↩
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Under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972, every local authority is required to appoint an officer responsible for the proper administration of its financial affairs. This officer is known as the 'Section 151 Officer'. ↩
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The Local Government Act 1972 is legislation that defines the structure and functions of local authorities in England and Wales. ↩
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