Agenda and minutes

Governance & Audit Committee - Friday, 31st March, 2023 1.30 pm

Venue: Chamber - County Hall, Carmarthen. SA31 1JP and remotely. View directions

Contact: Kevin Thomas  01267 224027

Note: This meeting will not be webcast 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P. Warlow, E. Williams and J. Williams and from Mr M. MacDonald (Lay Member)

2.

DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL INTERESTS.

Minutes:

Councillor

Minute Number

Nature of Interest

Kim Broom

5 – To receive representations and interview the shortlisted applicants for the position of lay persons on the Governance and Audit Committee

Member of the Fire Authority and knows applicant No. 2 on a professional basis

Kevin Madge

5 – To receive representations and interview the shortlisted applicants for the position of lay persons on the Governance and Audit Committee

Member of the Fire Authority and knows applicant No. 2 on a professional basis

Mr David MacGregor

5 – To receive representations and interview the shortlisted applicants for the position of lay persons on the Governance and Audit Committee

Knows applicant No 2. on a professional basis

Mr C. Moore

5 – To receive representations and interview the shortlisted applicants for the position of lay persons on the Governance and Audit Committee

Knows applicant No 2. on a professional basis

Mrs H Pugh

5 – To receive representations and interview the shortlisted applicants for the position of lay persons on the Governance and Audit Committee

Knows applicant No 2. on a professional basis

 

3.

REPORTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION

THE REPORTS RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION AS THEY CONTAIN EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 12 OF PART 4 OF SCHEDULE 12A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS AMENDED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT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.

Minutes:

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.

4.

TO RECEIVE THE ACTION NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE SHORTLISTING PANEL HELD ON:-

Minutes:

Following the application of the public interest test it was RESOLVED pursuant to the Act referred to in Minute No. 3 above to consider items 4.1 and 4.2 below  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.

4.1

15TH NOVEMBER 2022

Minutes:

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the report of the meeting of the Shortlisting Panel held on the 15th November, 2022 be received.

4.2

24TH FEBRUARY 2023

Minutes:

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the report of the meeting of the Shortlisting Panel held on the 24th February, 2023 be received.

5.

TO RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS AND INTERVIEW THE SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF LAY PERSONS ON THE GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

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

Minutes:

(NOTE: Councillors K. Broom and K. Madge together with Mr D. MacGregor, Mr C. Moore and Mrs H. Pugh had previously declared an interest in this item and remained in the meeting for its consideration)

 

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 four applicants for the position of Lay Person on the Governance & Audit Committee.

 

Having considered the presentations made by the applicants, it was

 

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that, in order to satisfy the requirement of the Council’s Constitution, the County Council appoint Karen Jones to the position of Lay Person on the Governance & Audit Committee for the period 19th April 2023 to 18th April 2028.