North Yorkshire Council
Appeals Committee
Public Section of the Minutes of the meeting held in Meeting Room 3 at County Hall, on Monday, 21 August 2023.
Present:-
Councillors: Stephanie Duckett, George Jabbour, Heather Phillips and Robert Windass (Chairman)
Apologies: Councillor Nigel Knapton
Observing: Councillor Barbara Brodigan
Officers in Attendance: Nicola Wright (CYPS – Admissions and Appeals Officer) and Mary Davies (Legal & Democratic Services).
Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book
53. Election of the Vice Chairman
After a brief discussion, the Committee agreed that Councillor Stephanie Duckett should be elected to serve until the first meeting of the Appeals Committee to be held following the Council elections in 2027.
Resolved –
That, Councillor Stephanie Duckett be elected as Vice Chairman.
54. Declarations of Interest
There were no declarations of interest made.
55. Exclusion of the Public
Resolved –
That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of Item numbers 5 to 7 on the agenda, on the grounds that they each involve the likely 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.
56. Public Minutes
Resolved –
That the Public Section of the Minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2023 having been previously circulated, be taken as read and confirmed as a correct record.
Members of the public were excluded from the meeting
during consideration of the remaining items of business
and have no right to inspect the reports
which were considered whilst the meeting was not open to the public