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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Spencer Room

Contact: Joanne McNally 

Items
No. Item

21/21

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received at this point in the meeting.

21/22

Minutes - Staff Appeal Committee 17 May 2022 pdf icon PDF 114 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Staff Appeals Committee meeting held on 17 May 2022 were submitted and approved as a correct record.

 

21/23

Procedure Note for Staff Appeals Committee pdf icon PDF 100 KB

Minutes:

Following introductions, the Chair reaffirmed the procedure to be followed at the meeting, a

copy of which had been previously circulated to all representatives.

21/24

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider passing a Resolution Pursuant to Section 100A (4) Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that if present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information falling within paragraphs 1, of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

ORDERED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that, if present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

21/25

Case Reference AD/05/21

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered an appeal, case reference AD/05/21, against a Disciplinary outcome under the Disciplinary Policy.

 

A statement of case from the Management Representative and the Appellant had been circulated to all parties concerned prior to the meeting.

 

The Management Representative presented the Council's case and responded to questions asked by the Appellant and Members of the Committee.

 

The Appellant presented their case and responded to questions asked by the Management

Representative and Members of the Committee.

 

Following the summing up of the cases by the Management Representative and the Appellant, the Chair informed the Appellant and the Management Representative that the outcome of the Committee’s decision would be confirmed in writing to the Appellant by the

Legal Services Representative.

 

Both parties withdrew from the meeting. The Legal Representative, Human Resources

Advisor and Democratic Services Officer remained whilst the Committee determined the appeal.

 

ORDERED that, having given full consideration to all of the evidence presented, the appeal against the Disciplinary outcome under the Disciplinary Policy, would not be upheld.