Minutes for Employment and Appeals Panel meeting, Jan 20 2010, 11.30AM official page

To note any changes in membership of the Panel made in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.3.

In accordance with the Local Government Act, 2000, and the Council's Code of Conduct adopted on 16th May, 2007, Members to disclose any personal or prejudicial interests in any matter included on the agenda for this meeting.

NOTE: Members are reminded that, where applicable, they must complete the appropriate form recording details of any such interests and hand it to the Panel Administrator prior to the commencement of the meeting

Chair to move that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of confidential item 5 based on Categories 1 and 2 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.

The information contained therein is potentially exempt as it relates to individual personal details and information held under the Data Protection Act 1998. Having applied the public interest test it is not appropriate to disclose this information as the individuals' legal expectation of privacy outweighs the public interest in the exempt information.

Report of the Head of Organisational Development seeking the Panel's consideration in regard to an appeal against dismissal from an individual from the Children's Services and Learning Directorate, attached.