North Yorkshire Council

 

Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary sub-committee

 

Minutes of the meeting held on Monday, 2 February 2026 commencing at 9.30 am.

 

Councillors Mark Crane, Gareth Dadd, Caroline Dickinson, Kevin Foster, Michael Harrison, Peter Lacey, Carl Les OBE, Janet Sanderson, Tom Seston and Steve Shaw-Wright.

 

Officers present: Richard Flinton, Trudy Forster, 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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Apologies for Absence

 

Apologies were received from Sarah Louise France-Gorton.

 

 

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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 and private minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 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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Public Questions and Statements

 

There were none.

 

 

 

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To interview candidates for the post of Corporate Director of Health and Adult 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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