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RESOLVED That Melanie Laidler be appointed to the role of Head of Adult Care at Pembrokeshire County Council.
There were no declarations of interest made in the meeting.
Moved by Councillor Di Clements; Seconded by Councillor Elwyn Morse RESOLVED That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 February 2023 be approved as a correct record.
The Leader invited Ms Rebecca Hopkin from Gatenby Sanderson to outline the selection process to date. Ms Hopkin explained that Gatenby Sanderson had undertaken a four week nationwide search process where potential candidates were targeted for the post of Head of Adult Care. An advertising campaign was put together which featured in the Guardian Community Care Online publication, as well as via social media and the Gatenby Sanderson networks. Ms Hopkin stated that there were 96 candidates targeted and after making direct approaches, the end of the four weeks resulted in 10 formal applications. She advised that eight candidates were taken forward to preliminary interview stage with Gatenby Sanderson, four of which were identified to take forward to the next stage of Stakeholder Interviews. She advised that the Stakeholder Panel had been led by the Assistant Chief Executive, Mr Richard Brown, followed by a Management Panel led by the Chief Executive, Mr Will Bramble. As a result of those interviews, Members were advised that all four candidates were considered appointable and were being brought forward for the final interview stage.
Moved by Councillor Elwyn Morse; Seconded by Councillor Di Clements RESOLVED That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act; and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED That Melanie Laidler be appointed to the role of Head of Adult Care at Pembrokeshire County Council.
The Committee convened in private session under the terms of Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 to interview applicants for the post of Head of Adult Care. The Committee then interviewed the four short-listed candidates for the post ofHead of Adult Care. The Committee then considered each candidate having regard to the Job Description, Person specification for the post and their performance. It was Moved and Seconded that Melanie Laidler be appointed to the role of Head of Adult Care. The Motion was put to the vote and carried. RESOLVED That Melanie Laidler be appointed to the role of Head of Adult Care at Pembrokeshire County Council.
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