Approved Minutes of Appeals Committee 10 10 24
West Dunbartonshire Council · 10 October 2024
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APPEALS COMMITTEE At a meeting of the Appeals Committee held in the Brock Meeting Room, 16, Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL on Thursday, 10 October 2024 at 9.34 a.m. Present: Provost Karen Murray Conaghan and Councillors Fiona Hennebry (Chair), Hazel Sorrell and Clare Steel. Attending: Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Nigel Ettles - Legal Officer; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Councillor Fiona Hennebry in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Appeals Committee held on 20 June 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC The Committee agreed to approve the following resolution:- “That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A to the Act”. PROCEDURE The Committee agreed to note the Appeals Committee Hearings – Dismissal Appeals Process would be followed at this Hearing of Appeal. APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL (REF:APP/24/06) There were submitted background papers relating to an appeal that had been submitted to the Council in relation to a dismissal.
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ADJOURNMENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 9.50 a.m. with those listed in the sederunt present in addition to Management Representative (Ian Bain) and HR Representatives (Lisa McGregor and Emily Brown). The Appellant was not present. After deliberation the Committee agreed that the grounds of the appeal had not been substantiated and the appeal against dismissal was not upheld. The Chair advised that the decision would be issued in writing by the Legal Officer. The meeting closed at 9.55 a.m.