The Personnel Appeals Panel of Harrow Council was scheduled to convene on Tuesday 3 February 2026. The primary item on the agenda was a disciplinary appeal, which would necessitate the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

Disciplinary Appeal

The panel was scheduled to consider a disciplinary appeal. This item would involve reviewing the procedure for hearings and the disciplinary procedure itself, as well as the case statements submitted by both the appellant and management. The report pack indicates that the discussion of this item would involve the likely disclosure of confidential information relating to an individual, as defined under paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. This means that the press and public would be excluded from this part of the meeting.

The documents provided for this agenda item include:

• The Procedure for Hearing and Disciplinary Procedure (pages 7-32)
• The Appellant's Case Statement (pages 33-46)
• Management's Case Statement (pages 47-98)

The agenda also included standard procedural items such as the appointment of a Chair for the meeting, declarations of interest from panel members, and the confirmation of minutes from previous meetings. The panel members scheduled to attend were Councillor Paul Osborn (Leader of the Council), Councillor Norman Stevenson (Portfolio Holder for Business, Employment & Property), and Councillor Krishna Suresh.