Agenda Document Pack - Recruitment Committee - 05/06/2026
South Lanarkshire Council · 5 June 2026
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Council Offices, Almada Street Hamilton, ML3 0AA Thursday, 28 May 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: Friday, 05 June 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 Maureen Devlin (Chair), Gerry Convery (Depute Chair), Alex Allison, Robert Brown, Maureen Chalmers, Ross Clark Substitutes John Anderson, Margaret Cooper, Eileen Logan, Katy Loudon, Richard Nelson 1
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BUSINESS 1 Declaration of Interests 2 Minutes of Previous Meetings Minutes of the meetings of the Recruitment Committee held on 22 April and 15 May 2026 submitted for approval as a correct record. (Copy attached) 3 - 6 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 Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services To interview candidates for the post of Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services. (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 3, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 22 April 2026 Chair: Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute) Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Ross Clark, Councillor Maureen Devlin (substitute for Councillor Joe Fagan) Councillor’s Apology: Councillor Joe Fagan (Chair) Attending: Community and Enterprise Resources K Carr, Executive Director Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; M Milne, Head of Personnel Services Chair’s Opening Remarks The Chair referred to the death of Councillor Lesley McDonald, who was first elected in 2007 and had made a valued contribution to the work of the Council. As a mark of respect, all present observed a minute’s silence. 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 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 Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services Documentation on the post of Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack 2 3
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♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The Committee decided: (1) that a shortleet of 8 applicants be selected for the assessment centre as follows:- Applicant Reference Number 10 Applicant Reference Number 14 Applicant Reference Number 16 Applicant Reference Number 18 Applicant Reference Number 22 Applicant Reference Number 27 Applicant Reference Number 28 Applicant Reference Number 31 (2) that a further meeting be arranged after the assessment centre to select applicants for interview. 4
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RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Minutes of meeting held via Microsoft Teams and in Committee Room 3, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton on 15 May 2026 Chair: Councillor Gerry Convery (Depute) Councillors Present: Councillor Alex Allison, Councillor Robert Brown, Councillor Maureen Chalmers, Councillor Ross Clark, Councillor Eileen Logan (substitute for Councillor Joe Fagan) Councillor’s Apology: Councillor Joe Fagan (Chair) Attending: Finance and Corporate Resources S McLeod, Administration Officer; M Milne, Head of Personnel Services Health and Social Care/Social Work Resources S Sengupta, Director 1 Declaration of Interests No interests were declared. 2 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. 3 Item of Urgent Business – Post of Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services Following agreement by the Chair in terms of Standing Order No 4(c), the Head of Personnel Services referred to the shortleet for the post of Head of Facilities, Waste and Grounds Services, which had been undertaken by the Committee at its meeting held on 22 April 2026, and advised that applicants 10, 27 and 31 had since withdrawn their applications. As a result, 5 applicants had attended the assessment centre and remained in the recruitment process. On the basis of the withdrawals, the Head of Personnel Services proposed that the remaining 5 applicants proceed to interview without the requirement for a further shortleet. The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 5 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- Applicant Reference Number 14 Applicant Reference Number 16 Applicant Reference Number 18 Applicant Reference Number 22 Applicant Reference Number 28 2 5
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[Reference: Minutes of 22 April 2026 (Paragraph 4)] 4 Post of Head of Social Care (Adults and Older People) Documentation on the post of Head of Social Care (Adults and Older People) was submitted as follows:- ♦ job profile ♦ recruitment pack ♦ synopsis of applicants ♦ applications received The Committee decided: that a shortleet of 4 applicants be selected for interview as follows:- Applicant Reference Number 1 Applicant Reference Number 2 Applicant Reference Number 3 Applicant Reference Number 6 Councillor Allison joined the meeting during consideration of the above item of business 6