Appointment, Management & Standards Committee 9 August 2024

The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations are in force, giving a right to members of the public to record (film, photograph and audio-record) and report on proceedings at committee meetings. Please read our protocol on Filming, Recording and Reporting of SDNPA Meetings Protocol for more information.

At the start of the meeting the Chair will make an announcement that the meeting may be filmed, recorded or photographed. Webcasting is undertaken in the public interest and in the exercise of our official authority, by entering the meeting room and using the public seating area you are consenting to being filmed, recorded and photographed. If you have any queries regarding this please contact committee.officer@southdowns.gov.uk

Due to the exempt nature of the business to be conducted, this meeting will be held in closed session and is not open to the public.

AGENDA

Agenda

PART I

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interests
   To enable Members to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting.
3. Urgent Matters
   To consider any matter not on the Agenda which the Chair of the meeting agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency due to special circumstances (if Members have any urgent matters they are asked to consult the Chair before the meeting commences).
4. Public Participation
   To hear questions or comments from members of the public present at the meeting.
5. Need for Part II Exclusion of Press and Public
   The Committee is asked to consider whether, in respect of Agenda Item 6 the public, including the press, should be excluded from the meeting on the basis that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if a member of the public were present during the items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exempt information outweighs the public interest
   in disclosing the information. This conclusion is reached on the basis that whilst there is a public interest in maintaining the transparency of Authority proceedings, the individual’s right to privacy outweighs any public interest in releasing this information at this time.

   PART II
   The paper(s) for the next item are enclosed for Members of the Authority only.

6. Appointment of the Chief Executive 
   The report is not for publication as it contains exempt information within Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, being information relating to any individual, and that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exempt information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information This conclusion is reached on the basis that whilst there is a public interest in maintaining the transparency of Authority proceedings, the individual’s right to privacy outweighs any public interest in releasing this information at this time.

To all Members of the Appointments, Management & Standards Committee:
Heather Baker, Tim Burr, Janet Duncton, Melanie Hunt, and Vanessa Rowlands.

Members’ Interests
SDNPA Members have a primary responsibility for ensuring that the Authority furthers the National Park Purposes and Duty. Members regard themselves first and foremost as Members of the Authority, and will act in the best interests of the National Park as a whole, rather than as representatives of their appointing body or any interest groups.

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest that is not already entered in the Authority’s register of interests, and any personal interest and/or public service interest (as defined in Paragraph 18 of the Authority’s Code of Conduct) they may consider relevant to an item of business being considered at the meeting (such disclosure to be made at the commencement of the meeting, or when the interest becomes apparent).

Access to Information
If you would like a copy of this agenda in large print or an alternative format/language please contact Member Services on committee.officer@southdowns.gov.uk or 01730 814810

Recording of Meetings
The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations give a right to members of the public to record (film, photograph and audio-record) and report on proceedings at committee meetings. The Authority has a protocol on ‘Filming, Recording and Reporting of South Downs National Park Authority Meetings’ which is available on our website www.southdowns.gov.uk

As part of the Authority’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this meeting may be filmed for live and/ or subsequent broadcast via the internet; at the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is to be filmed. The images and sound recording may be used for training or any other purposes by the Authority. Webcasting is undertaken in the public interest and in the exercise of our official authority, by entering the meeting room and using the public seating area you are consenting to being filmed, recorded or photographed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for webcasting and/or training purposes. If you have any queries regarding this, please e-mail committee.officer@southdowns.gov.uk