APPROVED Minutes of Appeals Committee 13 02 25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 13 February 2025
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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, 13 February 2025 at 9.37 a.m. Present: Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Hazel Sorrell and Clare Steel. Attending: Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Michael McDougall, Legal Services Manager; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal 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 23 January 2025 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/25/02) 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 9.52 a.m. with those listed in the sederunt present, and additionally the Management Representative (Jane Gray) and HR Representatives (Louise Hastings and Annabel Ferrie). The Appellant was not present. Those in attendance were made aware by officers that communication had been received from the Applicant, advising that she would not be attending due to the lack of representation available from her Union. Ms Gray presented a response to the Committee regarding non-attendance by the Appellant and thereafter answered questions from Members of the Committee. ADJOURNMENT The Chair adjourned the meeting for a short recess. The meeting reconvened at 10.22 a.m. with all those listed above present. The Committee agreed to continue the meeting of the Appeals Committee on Thursday 27 February 2025, to allow the Appellant to attend with representation. The meeting closed at 10.28 a.m.