Agenda

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements

2.

Declarations of Interests

General Counsel

 

Members are reminded that any interests in a matter under discussion must be declared at the start of the meeting, or at the commencement of the item of business. 

 

Members must not take part in any discussion or decision on such a matter and, depending on the nature of the interest, may be asked to leave the room during the discussion.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 15 September 2025 pdf icon PDF 235 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 15 September 2025 and authorise the Chair to sign them.

4.

Matters Arising, Actions List and Use of Delegated Authority pdf icon PDF 247 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the updated actions list and the use of Chair’s Action.

5.

Strategic Workforce Planning pdf icon PDF 228 KB

Chief People Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper.

6.

Proposal to Introduce 'Guided Discretion' for Chief Officer and Senior Management Performance Awards pdf icon PDF 342 KB

Chief People Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and agree the proposal to introduce guided discretion for Chief Officer and Commissioner performance awards for the current 2025/26 performance year, as described in the paper.

7.

Pay Outcomes of £100,000 or more Approvals pdf icon PDF 249 KB

Chief People Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and the exempt supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

8.

Colleague Quarterly Report pdf icon PDF 14 KB

Chief People Officer

 

The Committee is asked to note the report.

Additional documents:

9.

Risk and Assurance Report Quarter 2, 2025/26 pdf icon PDF 121 KB

Director of Risk and Assurance

 

The Committee is asked to note the paper and the exempt supplementary information on Part 2 of the agenda.

10.

Members' Suggestions for Future Discussion Items pdf icon PDF 111 KB

General Counsel

 

The Committee is asked to note the forward plan and is invited to raise any suggestions for future discussion items.

Additional documents:

11.

Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent

The Chair will state the reason for urgency of any item taken.

12.

Date of Next Meeting

Monday 23 February 2026, at 1.00pm.

13.

Exclusion of Press and Public

 

The Committee is recommended to agree to exclude the press and public from the meeting, in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in order to consider the following items of business.

Agenda Part 2

Papers containing supplemental confidential or exempt information not included in the related item on Part 1 of the agenda.

14.

Pay Outcomes of £100,000 or more Approvals

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1 of the agenda.

15.

Risk and Assurance Report Quarter 2, 2025/26

Exempt supplementary information relating to the item on Part 1 of the agenda.