Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2017.

The minutes (copies of which had been circulated) of the meeting held on 8 December 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

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

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public interest to exclude the public during consideration of Agenda Item 5 – ‘Appeal A640’ which contains information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of the categories set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).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 A638’ 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 Dara Protection Regulations.

To consider an appeal against dismissal from an employee of the Corporate Director for People.

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

RESOLVED – 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provided by the representative and on the basis of that request it was therefore assumed that the appeal was withdrawn.