APPROVED Minutes of Appeals Committee 23 01 25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 23 January 2025
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APPEALS COMMITTEE At a meeting of the Appeals Committee held in Meeting Room 2, Municipal Buildings, College Street, Dumbarton G82 1NR on Thursday, 23 January 2025 at 9.33 a.m. Present: Councillors Fiona Hennebry (Chair), Gurpreet Singh Johal, Jonathan McColl, and Clare Steel. Attending: Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Michael McDougal, Legal Services Manager; 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 24 October 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.
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APPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL (REF: APP/25/01) There were submitted background papers relating to an appeal that had been submitted to the Council in relation to a dismissal. The Appellant was present and represented by a Trade Union Representative, Mr David Scott (GMB). Mr Ian Bain, Greenspace and Waste Services Manager, was in attendance to present the case on behalf of Management. Ms Leeanne Galasso, People and Change Partner, was in attendance as a Human Resources Adviser to Mr Bain. Mr Bain presented the case for Management and thereafter answered questions from Mr Scott and Members of the Committee. Mr Scott then presented the case for the Appellant. Mr Scott and the Appellant then answered questions from Mr Bain and Members of the Committee. ADJOURNMENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 10.50 a.m. with all those listed above present. Mr Bain and then Mr Scott summed up their respective cases and thereafter both parties withdrew from the meeting. After the Committee had deliberated the matter in private, both parties were re- admitted to the meeting and advised 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. The meeting closed at 11.19 a.m.