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 Chief Executive has submitted a report on changes to the Council’s senior management arrangements as required by the Council’s Constitution which includes the following responsibility at 7.8(f) which requires the Appointments Committee:

To receive a report from the Chief Executive within six months of any change to the senior management arrangements being implemented by the Chief Executive.

The Committee is recommended to note the contents of the update on senior management arrangements.

The Chief Executive introduced the report as set out in the agenda reports pack and highlighted that:

·       A new Head of Law and Governance had commenced employment at the Council in August 2023.

·       An Interim Executive Director for Communities and People had commenced employment in June 2023.

·       The Senior Managers structure chart had been updated to reflect these changes.