Agenda and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2021.

The minutes of the meeting held on 26 April 2021 (copies of which had been circulated) 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 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 of the 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.  These are 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public interest to exclude the public during consideration of Agenda Item 5 – ‘Appeal A655’ which contains information ‘not for publication’ by virtue of the categories set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).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 A655‘ 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 People Directorate.

The Committee considered a grievance appeal against from an employee of the People Directorate.  The Committee had received documentation from the Appellant and Management.

The Committee concluded that there were no reasonable prospects of hearing the appeal in person, despite having convened to do so.  The Committee also concluded that it would be inequitable to hear the management case only, without the presence of the appellant.

Accordingly, the Committee concluded that the process was now at an end, without having been able to reach a conclusion.