Agenda and minutes

Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Appointments Sub Committee - Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 2.00 pm

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Contact: Hannah Race 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

None.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the agenda.

Minutes:

None.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 1 August 2024 pdf icon PDF 178 KB

Minutes:

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 1 August 2024 be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

4.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the sub-committee will be held on Friday 27 September at 9.00 am at County Hall, Preston.

Minutes:

It was noted that the next meeting of the Appointments Sub-Committee would be held on Friday 27 September at 9.00 am at County Hall, Preston.

 

5.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The sub-committee is asked to consider whether, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, it considers that the public should be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972, as indicated against the heading to the item.

Minutes:

Resolved: That the press and members of the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that there would be a likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in the appropriate paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 

It was considered that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

6.

Independent Co-opted Member Appointment - Shortlisting and Interview Process

(Not for Publication – Exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972. It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interests in disclosing the information).

 

Minutes:

The committee considered a private and confidential report which set out the applications received for the role of Independent Co-opted Member to the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee and the proposed process to interview candidates.

 

Resolved: That

 

i)  Three candidates be invited to interview at the sub-committee's next meeting; and

 

ii)  The interview process and questions, as discussed, be approved.