Council and Democracy

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2, Town Hall, Rose Hill, Chesterfield

Contact: Charlotte Kearsey  01246 345236

Items
No. Item

61.

Declarations of Members' and Officers' Interests relating to Items on the Agenda

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received.

62.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Blank, Innes and Wall.

63.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED –

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 14 May, 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

64.

Employment References Policy pdf icon PDF 21 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The HR Manager submitted a report recommending for approval the Employment References Policy.

 

The need for a policy had been identified in light of the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

The policy aimed to clarify the procedure when the council receive a reference request, either verbal or written, for a former or current employee and request references for potential employees.

 

The draft policy had been presented and approved by the Employer – Trade Union Committee on 29 August, 2018.

 

*RESOLVED –

 

That the Employment References Policy be approved.   

65.

Local Government Act 1972 - Exclusion of Public

To move “That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act".

Minutes:

RESOLVED –

 

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

66.

Minutes of Employer / Trade Union Committee

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Employer/Trade Union Committee held on 18 April, 2018 were considered.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That the Minutes be received and noted.

67.

Minutes of the Council Health and Safety Committee

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Council Health and Safety Committee held on 21 May, 2018 and the Corporate Accidents and Work-Related Ill-Health Incidents Report from that meeting were submitted.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That the Minutes and the Corporate Accidents and Work-Related Ill Health Incidents Report be received and noted.