Agenda and decisions

Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting.

Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Daniel Allen.

To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 9 October 2024.

RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 9 October 2024 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair.

Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect of any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda.  Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item. Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote.

(1)       The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be recorded.

(2)       The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.

RESOLVED: That the Committee noted the minutes of the Staff Consultation Forum for October, November and December 2024.

The Human Resources Services Manager presented the Information Note entitled ‘HR Update’.

RESOLVED: That the Committee commented on and noted the Discussion Paper on Mental Health Support.

The Chair suggested two topics ‘Staff Survey Action Plan’ and ‘Neurodiversity in the Workplace’ for the next meeting of the Committee and this was agreed with Members present.