Agenda

(a) Open minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 February 2022, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

(b) Open Minutes of the adjourned meeting held on 24 March 2022, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair,

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required to disclose any personal interest (which includes any disclosable pecuniary interest) they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for the meeting in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 4 July 2012, and are reminded that if they have any personal interests of a prejudicial nature (as defined under paragraph 17 of the Code Conduct) they must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

It is expected that matters included in this part of the Agenda will be dealt with in private.  Reports referred to are enclosed for members and officers only, coloured pink and marked "Not for Publication".

The Committee is invited to consider passing the following resolution:

(a)    That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the Agenda as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the 1972 Act, and

(b)    That the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure for the following reasons:-

Agenda Items          Paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A

6-7                            1, 3 and 4 - Information relating to any individual, information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information), and information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations in connection with any labour relations matter arising between the Authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office holders under, the Authority. The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the interest in disclosure because disclosure would adversely affect the Authority’s ability to conduct its affairs.

Confidential minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 17 February 2022, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair (To follow).

To receive the following reports updating the Committee Members of the progress in resolving an on-going Employment Tribunal Claim - reports to follow

1. Update on- going staffing matters

2. Consider Interim chief officers staffing arrangements

3. Update on Employment Tribunal and related matters