Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made by councillors in accordance with the code of conduct in relation to items under consideration at this meeting.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be bought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Agreed that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public are excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To further consider the Appointment of the Head of Transformation Programme.

Members were advised that, subsequent to the recruitment process and interviews held on 6 October 2015, the preferred candidate had been offered the position but had not accepted.

Further to that recruitment process and interview, the Panel agreed to appoint Mr Les Allen to the position of Head of Transformation Programme from 2 November 2015.