Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 11/11/2025
South Lanarkshire Council · 11 November 2025
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Monday, 03 November 2025 Dear Councillor Recruitment Committee The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be held as follows:- Date: Tuesday, 11 November 2025 Time: 09:15 Venue: Committee Room 5, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. Yours sincerely Paul Manning Chief Executive Members Joe Fagan (Chair), Gerry Convery (Depute Chair), Alex Allison, Robert Brown, Maureen Chalmers, Ross Clark Substitutes John Anderson, Margaret Cooper, Maureen Devlin, Eileen Logan, Katy Loudon, Richard Nelson 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 7 October 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 4 Urgent Business 3 Urgent Business Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. Exclusion of Press and Public 4 Exclusion of Press and Public It is recommended that the Committee makes the following resolution:- "That, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act." Item(s) for Decision 5 Post of Head of Education To interview candidates for the post of Head of Education. (Papers attached) For further information, please contact:- Clerk Name: Stuart McLeod Clerk Telephone: 07385 370 117 Clerk Email: stuart.mcleod@southlanarkshire.gov.uk 2
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 2, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton at 10.00am on 7 October 2025 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Alex Allison, Robert Brown, Gerry Convery (Depute), Katy Loudon (substitute for Councillor Ross Clark) Councillors’ Apologies: Maureen Chalmers, Ross Clark Attending: Education Resources L McRoberts, Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; M Milne, Head of Personnel Services 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. Councillor Brown made a transparency statement in relation to item 4 of the agenda - Applicant Reference Number 7 as he knew the applicant in a professional capacity. Councillor Loudon made a transparency statement in relation to item 4 of the agenda - Applicant Reference Number 7 as the applicant worked at the school attended by a family member. 2 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 3 Exclusion of Press and Public The Committee decided: that, in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the next item of business on the grounds that it was likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information in terms of Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act. 4 Post of Head of Education Documentation on the post of the Head of Education was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received 2 3
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The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 6 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- Applicant Reference Number 3 Applicant Reference Number 5 Applicant Reference Number 6 Applicant Reference Number 7 Applicant Reference Number 9 Applicant Reference Number 11 4