The Personnel Committee of Kent Council met on Thursday 27 November 2025 to discuss a number of items. Most of the items were held in exclusion of the press and public. The main item scheduled for discussion was the Senior Management Structure of the council.

Senior Management Structure

The committee was scheduled to discuss the council's Senior Management Structure. The report pack included a document titled Senior Management Structure. The report pack indicated that the press and public would be excluded from the meeting during this discussion because it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information . The specific exemptions cited were paragraphs 1, 2, and 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972¹. These paragraphs cover information relating to individuals, information likely to reveal the identity of an individual, and information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Exclusion of Press and Public

The agenda for the meeting included a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting for certain business items. This was justified under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, which allows for the exclusion of the press and public when confidential or exempt information is likely to be disclosed.