North Yorkshire Council

Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary sub-committee

Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 commencing at 9.30 am.

Councillors Liz Colling, Gareth Dadd, Kevin Foster, Richard Foster, Peter Lacey, Carl Les OBE, Simon Myers, Janet Sanderson, Tom Seston and Annabel Wilkinson.

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

Apologies: Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright.

Copies of all documents considered are in the Minute Book

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

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32	Apologies for Absence It was noted that at the meeting of Full Council on 16 July 2025, Councillor Stuart Parsons stood down from the committee and sub-committee and Councillor Tom Seston was appointed.

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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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34	Minutes of the previous meeting That the public minutes of the meeting held on 18 June 2025 having been printed and circulated, were taken as read, confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

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35	Declarations of Interest All Members are invited to declare at this point any interests that they have regarding items appearing on the agenda, including the nature of those declarations.

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36	Public questions/statements There were none.

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37	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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38	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 12.30 pm.

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