Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors K. Davies and B.A.L. Roberts.

In view of the fact that this was his last meeting as he was not standing in the forthcoming elections, the Committee took the opportunity to thank Councillor Bill Thomas for his contribution to the work of the committee over the years and to wish him well in the future.

THE REPORTS RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION AS THEY CONTAIN EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 12 OF PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 12A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) (VARIATION) (WALES) ORDER 2007. IF, FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST TEST, THE COMMITTEE  RESOLVES PURSUANT TO THE ACT TO CONSIDER THESE ITEMS IN PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC WILL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING SUCH CONSIDERATION.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as the reports contained exempt information as defined in paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act namely information relating to a particular individual.

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute No. 3 above to consider this matter in private, with the public excluded from the meeting as it would involve the disclosure of exempt information relating to a particular individual (Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).

The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report included details of applications received for the position of Lay Person.  The public interest in maintaining the above exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information contained in this report as applicants would have a reasonable expectation that their personal information would not be disclosed to the public. There was no overriding public interest in such information being disclosed.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the report of the meeting of the Shortlisting Panel held on the 18^th March, 2022 be received.

Enclosed for member’s attention are copies of the Job Profile and Candidate Application Forms

[NOTE:  Councillors K. Broom, T. Higgins, G. John, A.G. Morgan, B. Thomas and D.E. Williams and officers C. Moore and H. Pugh had earlier declared an interest in this item.]

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute No. 3 above to consider this matter in private, with the public excluded from the meeting as it would involve the disclosure of exempt information relating to a particular individual (Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act).

The public interest test in this matter related to the fact that the report included details of applications received for the position of Lay Person.  The public interest in maintaining the above exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information contained in this report as applicants would have a reasonable expectation that their personal information would not be disclosed to the public. There was no overriding public interest in such information being disclosed.

The Committee interviewed three applicants for the position of Lay Person of the Governance & Audit Committee.

Having considered the presentations made by the applicants, it was

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that, in order to satisfy the requirement of the Council’s Constitution, the County Council appoint Mrs Julie James, Mr Malcolm MacDonald and Mr David MacGregor to the positions of Lay Person on the Governance & Audit Committee for the period 25^th May 2022 to 24^th May 2027.</AI5>