Hampshire County Council
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Meeting
Appointment Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Friday, 23rd January 2026
11:30 AM
Friday, 23rd January 2026
11:30 AM
End:
Friday, 23rd January 2026
3:30 PM
Friday, 23rd January 2026
3:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
23 Jan 2026
23 Jan 2026
Location:
The Castle, EII Court, Winchester
The Castle, EII Court, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Leader of the Council
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence
To receive any apologies for absence.
Minutes
All Members were present and no apologies were noted
2
Declarations of interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider, having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 4 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest and, having regard to Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members’ Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore, Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Non-Pecuniary Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting, they considered whether such interest should be declared and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3
Appointment of Chairman
To appoint a Chairman for the meeting and subsequent meetings of this Panel.
Minutes
Councillor Roz Chadd was proposed by Councillor Adams-King and seconded by Councillor Forster. There were no other nominations. Councillor Roz Chadd was appointed as Chairman for this meeting and subsequent meetings of the same Panel dealing with recruitment of the Director of Children’s Services.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Roz Chadd be appointed Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Director of Children’s Services recruitment process.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Roz Chadd be appointed Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Director of Children’s Services recruitment process.
4
Appointment of Vice Chairman
To appoint a Vice Chairman for the meeting and subsequent meetings of this Panel.
Minutes
Councillor Steve Forster was proposed by Councillor Roz Chadd and seconded by Councillor Adams-King. There were no other nominations. Councillor Steve Forster was appointed as Vice Chairman for this meeting and subsequent meetings of the same Panel dealing with recruitment of the Director of Children’s Services.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Steve Forster be appointed Vice Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Director of Children’s Services recruitment process.
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Steve Forster be appointed Vice Chairman of the Appointment Panel for the duration of the Director of Children’s Services recruitment process.
5
Exclusion of the Press and Public
RECOMMENDATION:
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual which should not be disclosed for the reasons set out in the report.
Minutes
RESOLVED:
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt report.
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business, as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during this item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, and further that in all the circumstances of the cases, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons set out in the exempt report.
6
Recruitment process for Director of Children's Services (EXEMPT)
To consider and agree a process and arrangements for the recruitment of a new Director of Children’s Services following notification of retirement of the current postholder.
Attachments:
- Document Recruitment of Director of Children's Services - Report 15 Jan 2026
- Document Recruitment of Director of Children's Services - Annex 15 Jan 2026
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