Decision details

The committee received a report from the Head of Legal Services on the appointment of the Independent Person and Deputy as required under the Localism Act 2011.

In response to members’ questions the Head of Legal Services said the following:

i.             The two individuals currently appointed to the posts of Independent and Deputy Independent Person were of a very high quality and had been very good in their role to date.

ii.            When the positions were advertised previously, there had been no female applicants.

Resolved (unanimously):

i.             To recommend to Council to extend the appointment of Sean Brady and Robert Bennett as the Council’s Independent Person and Deputy for a term of two years until the end of February 2018.