Hampshire County Council
Councillors:
78
Wards:
76
Committees:
49
Meetings (2026):
57
Meetings (2025):
155
Meeting
Appointment Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
9:30 AM
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
9:30 AM
End:
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
1:30 PM
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
1:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
02 Apr 2026
02 Apr 2026
Location:
The Castle, EII Court, Winchester
The Castle, EII Court, Winchester
Meeting Attendees
Conservative Deputy
Councillor Jan Warwick
Copy docmts only
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
Minutes of the Previous Meeting (Less exempt minute)
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2026.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes 24 Mar 2026
Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on 17 March were agreed as a correct record.
4
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 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.
5
Exempt Minutes of Previous Meeting
To confirm the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2026.
Attachments:
- Document Exempt Minutes 24 Mar 2026
6
Recruitment of Director of Children's Services (Exempt)
To consider shortlisted candidates for the post of Director of Children’s Services in accordance with Standing Order 43.
Attachments:
- Document FINAL MEMBER PANEL - 2 APRIL 2026 - EXEMPT 24 Mar 2026
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