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MINUTES of MEETING of APPEALS COMMITTEE held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS 
on MONDAY, 27 JUNE 2022 
Present: Councillor Kieron Green (Chair) 
Councillor John Armour
Councillor Audrey Forrest 
Councillor Mark Irvine
Councillor Liz McCabe 
Attending: Wendy Brownlie, Head of Education – Learning and Teaching
Stuart McLean, Committee Manager
Shona Barton, Committee Manager
Jennifer Coyle, HR Representative – Organisational Development
Appellant
Appellant’s Representative 
1. APOLOGIES 
There were no apologies for absence intimated.   
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
There were no declarations of interest intimated.   
The Committee resolved in terms of section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government
(Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the press and public for the following item of
business on the grounds that it was likely to involve the disclosure of exempt
information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Local
Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
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3. CONSIDER APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL 
The Chair outlined the process and arrangements for the meeting, which was being held
by Microsoft Teams.   
The Committee gave consideration to submitted evidence on behalf of the Appellant and
the Employer in regard to the case for an appeal against dismissal under the terms of the
Council’s Disciplinary Policy and Procedure.   
When asked, both the Appellant and the Head of Education – Learning and Teaching
confirmed that they had received a fair hearing.   
Decision 
The Appeals Committee resolved the grounds of the appeal had not been substantiated
and the appeal was therefore not upheld.