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a)      Cllr Leyshon and Cllr Kendall declared a personal interest as members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

b)      Chris Squire declared a personal interest in item 5, Chief Officer Pay Award, and item 7, LGR HR Policies for approval (Sickness Absence and change to senior leadership).

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The minutes were approved as a true and accurate record.

The Chair will allow members of the public to present a petition on any matter within the Committee’s remit. Questions or statements about any matter on the agenda for this meeting will be taken at the time when each matter is considered.

There were no public questions, statements, or petitions.

-       To consider the report  

The Committee received a report from the Strategic Manager – HR Business Partner the Lead Officer – Cherry Russell.

 The following points were highlighted:

·       The paper outlined the process of recruitment to grade 2 and 3 appointments and sought a decision on the grade 1 salary (Chief Executive).

·       Green Book  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

-       To receive a presentation

The Committee received a presentation from the Director of Customers, Digital and Workforce – Chris Squire as the Lead Officer of the LGR People Workstream.

The following points were highlighted:

·       Behaviour and Culture Workshops had been delivered with staff, although this paused in the late summer/early autumn as the new  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

-       Policies to be considered

o   Adoption

o   Capability

o   Compassionate Leave

o   Emergency Time Off for Dependents

o   Maternity

o   Paternity

o   Sickness Absence (contractual sick pay)

o   Standards of Conduct

The Committee received a report from the Service Manager HR Policy and Projects – Sarah Welland, and Strategic Manager HR Practice – Sari Brice.

The following points were highlighted:

·      Mrs Welland apologised for the late submission of the report. It was suggested that, if necessary, a request be put by  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.

There were no items of urgent business.

Meeting closed at 4.10pm