Issue - meetings

The information contained in the report is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed category:

4       Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or officer-holders under the authority

It is considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in future.

Report of the Strategic Director, Resources (RC6)

This report gives an overview of the Pay Policy Statement which is required under The Localism Act 2011. It gives a brief overview of the revisions that have been made and has the Pay Policy Statement as an Appendix.

The Remuneration Committee is RECOMMENDED to consider the draft report and agree it for submission to Council.

Recommendations agreed.

*The Committee paid Tribute to Steve Munn, Director of Human Resources for his excellent work on the Council and wished well for the future.

The information contained in the report was exempt in that it fell within the following prescribed category:

4       Information relating to any consultations or negotiations, or contemplated consultations or negotiations, in connection with any labour relations matters arising between the authority or a Minister of the Crown and employees of, or office-holders under the authority.

And it was considered that in this case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information, in that such disclosure would distort the proper process of free negotiations between the authority with another party for the purposes described and would prejudice the position of the authority in those negotiations and other negotiations of a similar nature in the future.

The Committee had before it a report which set out the Pay Policy Statement which was required under The Localism Act 2011 and would be approved by Full Council in February.  The report gave a brief overview of the revisions that had been made, together with the Pay Policy Statement as an Appendix.

The Committee discussed and confirmed the arrangements of the payment of the Chief Executive and how that was arranged across both authorities.

The Committee requested that future reports include comparisons against the year before.

RESOLVED:  to agree the report for submission to Council.

*The Committee paid Tribute to Steve Munn, Director of Human Resources for his excellent work on the Council and wished well for the future.