North Yorkshire Council

 

Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary sub-committee

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 16 October 2025 commencing at 9.30 am.

 

Councillors Gareth Dadd, Kevin Foster, Michael Harrison, Peter Lacey, Carl Les OBE, Simon Myers, Janet Sanderson, Tom Seston, Steve Shaw-Wright and Annabel Wilkinson.

 

Officers present: Richard Flinton, Trudy Forster, Sarah Louise France-Gorton, Daniel Harry.

 

 

Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book

 

 

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Election of a Chair

 

Nominations were invited and the vote taken.

 

Resolved –

 

That Councillor Carl Les OBE be appointed.

 

 

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45

Apologies for Absence

 

There were none.

 

 

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Exclusion of the Public

 

It was unanimously agreed to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of items 4 and 7 on the grounds that it involves the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

 

 

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Minutes of the previous meeting

 

That the public minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2025 and 12 August 2025 and the private minutes of the meeting held on 12 August 2025 having been printed and

circulated, were taken as read, confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

 

 

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Declarations of Interest

 

There were none.

 

 

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49

Public questions/statements

 

There were none.

 

 

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50

To interview candidates for the post of Corporate Director of Children and Young People's Services

 

The minute of this section of the meeting is private, as the public were excluded.

 

 

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Any other business which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances

 

There was none.

 

 

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