Exempt: By Virtue of Paragraph 1 Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 Information relating to any individual. The public interest in maintaining the exemption is so that discussions and deliberations of the Committee about candidates are not compromised and so that the confidentiality of information provided by candidates is protected.

The Committee to consider the appointment of an Executive Director, Communities and People. Interview paperwork will be circulated separately.

The Committee is recommended to:

·         Agree the appointment a preferred candidate to the post of Executive Director, Communities and People.

·         Delegate the making of an offer and the agreement of all terms and conditions including salary to the Chief Executive, subject to confirmation within a time set by the Head of Business Improvement that no member of the Cabinet has any objection to the appointment, or the Appointments Committee being satisfied that any objection is not material or well-founded (Parts 7.8 and 20.6 of the Constitution).

The Committee interviewed candidates for the position of Executive Director, Communities and People.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    AGREE the selection of Stephen Gabriel as the preferred candidate for the post of Executive Director, Communities and People;

2.      DELEGATE the making of an offer and the agreement of all terms and conditions including salary to the Chief Executive, subject to confirmation within a time set by the Head of Business Improvement that no member of Cabinet has any objection to the appointment, or the Appointments Committee being satisfied that any objection is not material or well-founded.