North Yorkshire County Council

Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary sub-committee

Minutes of the remote meeting held on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 commencing at 3.00 pm.

Councillors Gareth Dadd, Kevin Foster, Richard Foster, Peter Lacey, Carl Les OBE, Simon Myers, Stuart Parsons, Janet Sanderson, Steve Shaw-Wright and Annabel Wilkinson.

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

Apologies: Councillors Liz Colling, Mark Crane, Bryn Griffiths and Michael Harrison.

Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book

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23	Election of a Chair Nominations were invited and the vote taken. Resolved – That Councillor Carl Les be appointed.

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Apologies for absence Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mark Crane (substitute Councillor Richard Foster), Councillor Michael Harrison (substitute Councillor Simon Myers), Councillor Bryn Griffiths (substitute Peter Lacey). Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright had previously given apologies and Councillor Liz Colling had been appointed as substitute and so listed on the committee papers.  Subsequently, Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright was able to attend. Councillor Peter Lacey was welcomed to the meeting as the new group leader for the Liberal Democrats and Liberals.

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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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26	Minutes of the previous meeting The minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2023 were agreed as an accurate record.

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27	Declarations of Interest There were none.

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28	Public Questions and Statements There were none.

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Shortlisting for the position of Corporate Director Children and Young People's Services Considered – The report of Trudy Forster, Assistant Chief Executive (HR & Business Support), regarding the shortlisting exercise for the role of Corporate Director 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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30	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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The meeting concluded at 3.30 pm