Agenda and minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2021 (copy attached).

The open and exempt minutes from the meeting held on 10 June 2021 were confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

The Committee received a report setting out the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2021/22. Members were reminded that the Council was required, in accordance with Section 38(1) of the Localism Act 2011, to review and update its Pay Policy Statement on an annual basis.

RECOMMENDED to Full Council that the Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2021/22, as set out at Annex A to the agenda report, be adopted.

The Committee received a report setting out a proposed Probation Policy and Procedure. Members were informed that the Probation Policy was a new policy which aimed to provide clear guidance for both managers and staff on the procedures that would be followed during the probationary period of newly appointed members of staff.

RESOLVED that the Council’s Probation Policy and Procedure, as set out at Annex A to the agenda report, be adopted.

The Committee considered a draft Work Programme for the remainder of the 2021/22 municipal year. It was agreed to bring forward the review of the Agile Working Policy to the meeting in October 2021.

RESOLVED that the Work Programme for 2021/22, as set out at Annex A to the agenda report, as amended, be agreed.

The Committee is advised to RESOLVE that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the ground that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as set out below:

In accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the press and public were excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the ground that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as set out below:

Minute                Paragraph(s)

5/EC (part)         1&3

10/EC                 1&3

11/EC                 1&3

Note: Minute 10/EC is a summary of matters considered in Part II of the agenda, the minutes of which it is considered should remain confidential at the present time.

Report to be circulated separately.

The Committee made decisions in relation to proposals for a revised senior management structure.

To review those items or parts thereof which can be released as information available to the public.

The Committee reviewed the report which had been considered at the meeting following the exclusion of members of the press and public, as it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information.

RESOLVED that minute 10/EC and the associated agenda report remain exempt for the present time.