{"document":{"created_at":"2010-03-08T00:14:23Z","document_owner_type":"Meeting","title":["Minutes for Appeals Committee meeting, Mar  1 2010,  9.30AM","Minutes for Appeals Committee meeting, Mar  1 2010,  9.30AM"],"body":"&lt;!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\">\n\n<div class=\"mgLinks\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgMeetingAttendance.aspx?ID=2568\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to attendance details for the meeting of Appeals CommitteeMonday, 1st March, 2010 9.30 am\">Attendance Details</a></li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n<a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=0\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to agenda frontsheet pdf file\">Agenda Frontsheet\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 74 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t</li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=10\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to agenda reports document pack pdf file\">Agenda reports pack\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 181 KB</span> </a></li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n<a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=1\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to printed minutes pdf file\">Printed minutes\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 53 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    </li>\n\n</ul>\n</div>\n<div class=\"mgContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Venue: </span>Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA</p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Contact: </span>Peter Snow\u00c2\u00a0 \n\t\t\n\t\t</p>\n\t\t\nItems\n\t\t\nNo.\n\t\t\tItem\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13318\"></a>154.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">ELECTION OF CHAIR</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14990\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 154.\">View the background to item 154.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To elect a Chair for the meeting.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b>Resolved:</b>\nThat Councillor Sue Stears be\nelected Chair for the duration of the meeting.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13317\"></a>155.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=12705\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to document 'MINUTES' pdf file\">MINUTES <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 52 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14989\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 155.\">View the background to item 155.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">of the meeting held on 20\nApril 2009 (ENCLOSURE).</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The\nMinutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2009 were approved as a correct record,\nand signed by the Chair.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13319\"></a>156.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14991\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 156.\">View the background to item 156.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To consider a motion to exclude the press and public.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>Resolved:</b> That, under section 100(A<span class=\"GramE\">)(</span>4)\nof the local Government Act 1972, the press and other members of the public be\nexcluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of\nbusiness on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt\ninformation as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, which\nwould not be in the public interest.<span></span></p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13320\"></a>157.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=12704\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to document 'APPEALS COMMITTEE PROCEDURE' pdf file\">APPEALS COMMITTEE PROCEDURE <span class=\"mgFileSize\"> PDF 48 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14992\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 157.\">View the background to item 157.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The procedure to be followed at meetings of the Appeals Committee\nwhen considering an appeal against dismissal (ENCLOSURE).</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b>Resolved:</b>\nTo note the procedure to be followed for the hearing of appeals against\ndismissal under the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s disciplinary procedure.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00c2\u00a0</span></p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13321\"></a>158.</p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL - HOLDER OF POST NO. 513129</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12814&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for item 158.\"> View the reasons why  item 158. is restricted</a></li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14993\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 158.\">View the background to item 158.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The\ndocuments submitted by the Executive Head of Learning Disabilities and the\nappellant (ENCLOSURE).<span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b>[A/01/10\npara.1/2]</b></p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Additional documents:</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"mgBulletList\">\n<li>Restricted enclosure<a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12817&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./2\"> View the reasons why document 158./2 is restricted</a>\n</li> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Restricted enclosure<a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12816&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./3\"> View the reasons why document 158./3 is restricted</a>\n</li> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Restricted enclosure<a href=\"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12815&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" class=\"external\" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./4\"> View the reasons why document 158./4 is restricted</a>\n</li> \n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The\nCommittee considered an appeal against dismissal by the holder of post No.\n513129 on the ground of gross misconduct.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The\nmanagement case was presented by the Executive Head of Learning Disabilities,\nwho called three witnesses.<span>\u00c2\u00a0 </span>The appellant\nwas present and presented <span class=\"GramE\">their own</span> case.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The\nCommittee considered the grounds for appeal and the evidence submitted by both\nsides.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>The hearing adjourned from 11:42 am until\n12:02 pm, and again from 1:42 pm until 2:22 pm.</i></p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00c2\u00a0</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b>Resolved:</b> That the appellant failed to\ndisclose a police caution for a criminal offence, as required by his contracts\nof employment and contrary to paragraphs 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Code\nof Conduct and Disciplinary Rules and the General Social Care Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s code of\npractice, and, having considered the evidence, the Committee believes that\nthere has been a serious breach of mutual trust and honesty between the\nappellant and the Council which constitutes gross misconduct, therefore,\nbearing in mind the appellant has already been given a final warning, the\nappeal be rejected.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"mgHelpLine\">\t\n</div>\t\n</div>\n\n","document_owner_id":33808,"updated_at":"2010-11-20T18:21:09Z","url":"http://sutton.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=147&MId=2568&Ver=4","id":25187,"raw_body":"<div class=\"mgLinks\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\n\t\t<li><a href=\"mgMeetingAttendance.aspx?ID=2568\" title=\"Link to attendance details for the meeting of Appeals CommitteeMonday, 1st March, 2010 9.30 am\">Attendance Details</a></li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=0\" title=\"Link to agenda frontsheet pdf file\">Agenda Frontsheet\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 74 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    \n\t\t\t</li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=10\" title=\"Link to agenda reports document pack pdf file\">Agenda reports pack\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 181 KB</span> </a></li>\n\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=2568&amp;T=1\" title=\"Link to printed minutes pdf file\">Printed minutes\n<span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" alt=\"pdf icon\" /> PDF 53 KB</span> </a>\n\t\t    </li>\n\n</ul>\n</div><div class=\"mgContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Venue: </span>Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA</p>\n\t\t<p><span class=\"mgLabel\">Contact: </span>Peter Snow&nbsp; \n\t\t\n\t\t</p>\n\t\t<table class=\"mgItemTable\" id=\"mgItemTable\" summary=\"Table of agenda items\">\n\t\t<caption class=\"mgSectionTitle\">Items</caption>\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\" abbr=\"No\">No.</th>\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\" abbr=\"Item\">Item</th>\n\t\t</tr>\n\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13318\"></a>154.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">ELECTION OF CHAIR</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14990\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 154.\">View the background to item 154.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To elect a Chair for the meeting.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count:1\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b style=\"q-bidi-font-weight:normal\">Resolved:</b>\nThat Councillor Sue Stears be\nelected Chair for the duration of the meeting.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13317\"></a>155.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=12705\" title=\"Link to document 'MINUTES' pdf file\" class=\"mgAiTitleLnk\">MINUTES <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 52 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14989\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 155.\">View the background to item 155.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left\">of the meeting held on 20\nApril 2009 (ENCLOSURE).</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">The\nMinutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2009 were approved as a correct record,\nand signed by the Chair.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13319\"></a>156.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14991\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 156.\">View the background to item 156.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To consider a motion to exclude the press and public.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:left;\nqline-height:80%\"><b>Resolved:</b> That, under section 100(A<span class=\"GramE\">)(</span>4)\nof the local Government Act 1972, the press and other members of the public be\nexcluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of\nbusiness on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt\ninformation as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, which\nwould not be in the public interest.<span style=\"q-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\nqline-height:80%\"></span></p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"qline-height:80%;tab-stops:119.15pt\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13320\"></a>157.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a href=\"mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=12704\" title=\"Link to document 'APPEALS COMMITTEE PROCEDURE' pdf file\" class=\"mgAiTitleLnk\">APPEALS COMMITTEE PROCEDURE <span class=\"mgFileSize\"><img src=\"mgimages/logo-pdf-1.gif\" height=\"10\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"10\" /> PDF 48 KB</span> </a></p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14992\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 157.\">View the background to item 157.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The procedure to be followed at meetings of the Appeals Committee\nwhen considering an appeal against dismissal (ENCLOSURE).</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:left;\ntext-indent:-36.0pt;qline-height:80%\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count:1\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b>Resolved:</b>\nTo note the procedure to be followed for the hearing of appeals against\ndismissal under the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s disciplinary procedure.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:left;\ntext-indent:-36.0pt;qline-height:80%\"><span style=\"q-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;\nqline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</span></p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t\t<tr>\n\n\t\t\t<td class=\"mgItemNumberCell\"><p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\"><a name=\"AI13321\"></a>158.</p></td>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<td>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mgAiTitleTxt\">APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL - HOLDER OF POST NO. 513129</p>\n\n<ul class=\"mgActionList\">\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12814&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for item 158.\"> View the reasons why  item 158. is restricted</a></li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=14993\" title=\"Link to issue details for item 158.\">View the background to item 158.</a></li>\n\n</ul>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;tab-stops:right 414.0pt\">The\ndocuments submitted by the Executive Head of Learning Disabilities and the\nappellant (ENCLOSURE).<span 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</span><b>[A/01/10\npara.1/2]</b></p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Additional documents:</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"mgBulletList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Restricted enclosure<a  href=\"mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12817&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" \" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./2\"> View the reasons why document 158./2 is restricted</li> <!--b659 fix -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Restricted enclosure<a  href=\"mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12816&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" \" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./3\"> View the reasons why document 158./3 is restricted</li> <!--b659 fix -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Restricted enclosure<a  href=\"mgReasonsRestricted.aspx?ID=12815&amp;OID=13321&amp;OT=A&amp;RPID=7344&amp;BM=AI13321\" \" title=\"Link to reasons restricted for document 158./4\"> View the reasons why document 158./4 is restricted</li> <!--b659 fix -->\n\n</ul>\n<p class=\"mgSubItemTitleTxt\">Minutes:</p>\n<div class=\"mgWordPara\">\n\n<div class=\"Section1\">\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">The\nCommittee considered an appeal against dismissal by the holder of post No.\n513129 on the ground of gross misconduct.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">The\nmanagement case was presented by the Executive Head of Learning Disabilities,\nwho called three witnesses.<span style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\">\u00c2\u00a0 </span>The appellant\nwas present and presented <span class=\"GramE\">their own</span> case.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">The\nCommittee considered the grounds for appeal and the evidence submitted by both\nsides.</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\"><i style=\"q-bidi-font-style:normal\">The hearing adjourned from 11:42 am until\n12:02 pm, and again from 1:42 pm until 2:22 pm.</i></p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;qline-height:80%\">&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" qlign=\"left\" style=\"margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:left;\ntext-indent:-36.0pt;qline-height:80%\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count:1\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 </span><b style=\"q-bidi-font-weight:normal\">Resolved:</b> That the appellant failed to\ndisclose a police caution for a criminal offence, as required by his contracts\nof employment and contrary to paragraphs 3.1.1 and 3.1.2 of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Code\nof Conduct and Disciplinary Rules and the General Social Care Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s code of\npractice, and, having considered the evidence, the Committee believes that\nthere has been a serious breach of mutual trust and honesty between the\nappellant and the Council which constitutes gross misconduct, therefore,\nbearing in mind the appellant has already been given a final warning, the\nappeal be rejected.</p>\n\n</div>\n\n    </div> \n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\n\t</table>\n<div class=\"mgHelpLine\">\t\n</div>\t\n</div>","openlylocal_url":"http://openlylocal.com/documents/25187-Minutes-for-Appeals-Committee-meeting-Mar-1-2010-9-30AM","document_type":"Minutes","precis":"&lt;!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\">\nAttendance Details\nAgenda Frontsheet\n PDF 74 KB \nAgenda reports pack\n PDF 181 KB \nPrinted minutes\n PDF 53 KB \nVenue: Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA\nContact: Peter Snow\u00c2\u00a0 \nItems\nNo.\nItem\n154.\nELECTION OF CHAIR\nView the background to item 154.\nTo elect a Chair for the meeting.\nMinutes:\n\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Resolved:\nThat Councillor Sue Stears be\nelected Chair for the duration of ...","status":null}}