Hampshire County Council
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Meeting
Appointment Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 16th July 2026
9:00 AM
Thursday, 16th July 2026
9:00 AM
End:
Thursday, 16th July 2026
1:00 PM
Thursday, 16th July 2026
1:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
16 Jul 2026
16 Jul 2026
Location:
Chute Room - HCC
Chute Room - HCC
Meeting Attendees
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 Juliet Henderson, seconded by Councillor Jackie Porter proposed that Councillor Roz Chadd be elected Chairman of the Panel. No other nominations were received therefore the proposition was put to the vote and carried.
4
Appointment of Vice Chairman
To appoint a Vice Chairman for the meeting and subsequent meetings of this Panel.
Minutes
Councillor Roz Chadd, seconded by Councillor Juliet Henderson proposed that Councillor Jackie Porter be elected Vice Chairman of the Panel. No other nominations were received therefore the proposition was put to the vote and carried.
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 the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
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 the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
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 case, 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 case, 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 of the Deputy Director of Children's Services
To consider and agree a process and arrangements for the recruitment of a Deputy Director of Children’s Services.
Attachments:
- Document Member Appointment Panel Report 6 July 20026 08 Jul 2026
- Document Advert - HCC DDCS - FINAL 08 Jul 2026
- Document Candidate Pack - Deputy Director of Children Services - July 2026 - FINAL 08 Jul 2026
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