Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2015.

The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 14 July 2015 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillors and Officers to declare any interests which they have in any of the items on the agenda for the meeting.

No declarations of interest were made.

Members of the public are invited to put questions to the Chair and members of the Committee on any matters within the powers and duties of the Committee, subject to the exclusions set out in the Code of Practice.  Questions must be submitted prior to the commencement of the meeting on the cards provided.  These are also available via the Council’s website at www.stockport.gov.uk/publicquestions.

No public questions were submitted.

To consider whether it is in the public interest to exclude the public during consideration of Agenda Item 5 – ‘Appeal A267’ which contains information “not for publication” by virtue of the categories set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of agenda item 5 ‘Appeal A627’ to prevent the disclosure of information relating to an individual. It would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose this information to the public because disclosure of the personal information would not be fair to the appellant and therefore in breach of Data Protection regulations.

To consider a grievance appeal from an employee of the Corporate and Support Services Directorate.

This item is ‘not for publication’ and has been circulated to members of the Committee only.

The Committee considered a grievance from an employee on the Corporate and Support Services Directorate. The Appellant, accompanied by a representative attended the meeting and requested an adjournment in light of additional information being circulated following the publication of the agenda.

Having discussed the request, the Chair and Committee members agreed to the appellant’s request for an adjournment. It was agreed that the Committee would reconvene to consider the appeal on Tuesday 5 January 2016.

At 11.34am it was

RESOLVED – That the meeting be adjourned.

At 9.30am on 5 January 2016, the meeting reconvened.

Councillors Linda Holt (Chair) and Councillor Christine Corris

A representative of the Chief Executive explained that the appellant’s representative had been in contact with the Council to confirm that the appellant no longer wished for the appeal to proceed.

RESOLVED – That the Chief Executive be requested to write to the appellant explaining that the Committee noted the information provided by the representative and on the basis of that request it was therefore assumed that the appeal was withdrawn.