Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 20/01/2026
South Lanarkshire Council · 20 January 2026
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Wednesday, 14 January 2026 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, 20 January 2026 Time: 09:15 Venue: Committee Room 2, 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 13 January 2026 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 Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources) To interview candidates for the post of Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources). (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 on 13 January 2026 Chair: Councillor Joe Fagan Councillors Present: Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Ross Clark Councillors’ Apologies: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute) Attending: Chief Executive’s Service P Manning, Chief Executive Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; E Maxwell, Human Resources Business Manager 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting The minutes of the meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 2 December 2025 were submitted for approval as a correct record. The Committee decided: that the minutes be approved as a correct record. 3 Urgent Business There were no items of urgent business. 4 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. 5 Post of Executive Director Documentation on the post of Executive Director (Community and Enterprise Resources) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received 2 3
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The Human Resources Business Manager advised that 2 applicants had withdrawn their applications since the previous meeting of the Recruitment Committee held on 2 December 2025. The Human Resources Business Manager further confirmed that the remaining 5 candidates had attended the assessment centre and provided a summary of the candidates’ performance. The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 5 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- ♦ Applicant Reference Number 1 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 2 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 3 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 4 ♦ Applicant Reference Number 5 [Reference: Minutes of 2 December 2025 (Paragraph 4)] 4