Agenda and minutes

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 3^rd November 2010 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 3^rd November  2010 be approved and signed as a correct record.

Chair to move that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of items 6 and 7 based on Categories 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.

The information contained therein is potentially exempt as it relates to individual personal details and information held under the Data Protection Act 1998. Having applied the public interest test it is not appropriate to disclose this information as the individuals' legal expectation of privacy outweighs the public interest in the exempt information.

RESOLVED that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of the confidential items 22 and 23 below.  This is based on Categories 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph 10.4 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules.  The information contained therein is potentially exempt as it relates to individual personal details and information held under the Data Protection Act 1998.  Having applied the public interest test it is not appropriate to disclose this information as the individual’s legal expectation of privacy outweighs the public interest in the exempt information.

Confidential report of the Head of School Standards and Head teacher on behalf of Governing Body for Woodlands Community College, seeking approval in 2 specific cases, for the costs of redundancy associated with redundancy in schools to be met by central Council funds, attached.

The Panel considered the confidential report of the Head of School Standards and Head teacher on behalf of Governing Body for Woodlands Community College seeking approval in2 specific cases, for the costs of redundancy associated with redundancy in schools to be met by central Council funds.  (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

The Panel considered the decision in confidential session in accordance with Categories 1, 2 and 3 of Paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

RESOLVED

(i)  that the current policy had been correctly applied in reaching the individual calculations set out in the confidential Appendices 1a and 1b; and

(ii)  that the individual payments from the central budget in accordance with the Council’s statutory duty to make payment be authorised in accordance with the Schools Finance Scheme subject to the redeployment procedure being robustly applied up to the last day of service of each individual concerned.

Confidential report of the Head of Information Technology and Organisational Development seeking the Panel’s consideration in regard to an appeal against Dismissal from an individual from the Children’s Services and Learning Directorate, attached.

The Panel considered the confidential report of the Head of Information Technology and Organisational Development seeking the Panel's consideration with regard to a Dismissal Appeal from an individual from the Children’s Services and Learning Directorate.  (Copy of the report circulated with the agenda and appended to the signed minutes).

The Panel considered the decision in confidential session in accordance with Categories 1, 2 and 3 of Paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

RESOLVED that the appeal be upheld.