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RESOLVED - That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below: Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individua
RESOLVED – That 1. Rachel Davies be appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer 2. the selection process had been conducted in accordance with the appointments process and the candidate had been treated equally and fairly. The successful candidate was appointed on merit.
There were no apologies for absence.
There were no declarations of interest
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED - That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below: Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individua
RESOLVED - That the public be excluded during the discussion on the following item of business on the grounds that, if members of the public were present during the discussion, because of the nature of the business to be transacted there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and as described below: Paragraph 12 – Information relating to an applicant to become an employee of the Authority; and Paragraph 13 – Information which was likely to reveal the identity of an individua
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That 1. Rachel Davies be appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer 2. the selection process had been conducted in accordance with the appointments process and the candidate had been treated equally and fairly. The successful candidate was appointed on merit.
The Committee was convened to interview the candidate put forward by the Committee on 1 July 2026 following consideration of the outcomes from the Assessment Centre. As part of the interview process the candidate made a 10 minute presentation and Members were given an opportunity to probe and question the content of the presentation. This was followed by formal set of questions and two mandatory questions. At the end of the interview process the Committee deliberated on the performance of the candidates against the competencies and model responses. The Committee agreed that they were able to appoint to the post of Chief Human Resources Officer RESOLVED – That 1. Rachel Davies be appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer 2. the selection process had been conducted in accordance with the appointments process and the candidate had been treated equally and fairly. The successful candidate was appointed on merit.
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