Contact: Michelle Smith, ext 6666

1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

To approve a confidential staffing issue in the Chief Executive's Department.

2 Reason

2.1 To facilitate succession planning.

3 Other options considered and rejected

3.1 Not to make arrangements for succession planning.

4 Conflicts of interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive Member consulted

4.1 Not applicable

5 Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

5.1 Not applicable

6 Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

6.1 Not applicable.

Approved by: Date 21 September, 2005

Councillor TK Thornber CBE