Issue - meetings
CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES
Meeting: 09/09/2019 - Employment Committee (Item 13)
13 CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PROCEDURES 
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To consider a report of the Corporate Director of People.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Schedule One Proposed Amendments, item 13
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- Appendix 2 - Schedule Two Proposed Amendments, item 13
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- Appendix 1(Revised) - Schedule One Proposed Amendments, item 13
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- Appendix 2(Revised) - Schedule Two Proposed Amendments, item 13
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Minutes:
The Principal Solicitor gave a brief overview of the report on the Council’s revised recruitment and employment procedures. The recommendation of the report was for the Committee to approve the changes and recommend the amendments to the Standards Committee and Council. The Committee were told that the review had been conducted by an external legal firm who had found a number of areas for improvement including; that the procedure be updated in line with legislation from 2015 and that the role of the Leader in deciding whether matters of concern are investigated be removed.
Following the overview Members were given the opportunity to ask questions. One Member asked for clarity regarding the amendment to the Leaders role. The Principal Solicitor explained that the change was only in relation to investigations following a dismissal which was designed to ensure that the process was independent.
RESOLVED:
1) That the amendments to the Recruitment and Employment Procedures be agreed by the Committee.
2) That the Committee recommend the amendments to the Standard Committee and Council for approval and adoption.
