The Employment Sub-Committee of Barnet Council was scheduled to meet on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 to discuss a senior management restructure in the Children and Family Service, as well as to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. The committee was also expected to note any absences of members and declarations of interest.

Senior Management Restructure

The main item for discussion was the proposed senior management restructure in the Children and Family Service. The report pack included a document titled Creation of AD posts ESC , which detailed the proposals.

The proposals included:

• Deleting one Assistant Director post
• Creating two new Assistant Director posts

The report stated that the proposals sought to address a number of issues, including:

• The need to improve the quality of services for children and families
• The need to improve the Council's performance against key performance indicators
• The need to ensure that the Council has the right leadership in place to deliver its priorities

The report also stated that the proposals were in line with the Council's Corporate Plan, which sets out the Council's vision for the future of Barnet.

An appendix to the report, Appendix 1 new structure , contained an organogram of the proposed new structure. Another appendix, Appendix 2 - Job Descriptions , contained the job descriptions for the new Assistant Director posts.

Previous Minutes

The agenda included the minutes of the previous meeting held on 1 May 2025. According to the minutes, the Sub-Committee had previously appointed John Anthony to the post of Executive Director of Children and Families (Director of Children's Services).