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1 Summary

1.1 The following decision is sought:

To approve a confidential staffing issue in the Children's Services Department.

2 Reason

2.1 To achieve a structural change required in Hampshire's Inspection and Advisory Service in the most cost effective way and achieve the required levels of performance.

3 Other options considered and rejected

3.1 Other ways of achieving the staffing changes have been considered.

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 7 December 2007

Councillor TK Thornber CBE

Executive Member for Policy and Resources