Agenda and minutes

Appeals Committee - Thursday, 20th July, 2023 10.00 am

Venue: Shaw Room, Civic Centre, Oldham, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL. View directions

Items
No.	Item
1.	Election of Chair The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting. Minutes: RESOLVED That Councillor Shuttleworth be appointed Chair of the Committee for the duration of the metting.
2.	Apologies For Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence received.
3.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest received.
4.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair Minutes: There were no items of urgent business received.
5.	Dismissal Appeals Procedure Minutes: RESOLVED that the Appeals procedure be noted.
6.	Exclusion of the Press and Public That, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraph(s) 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports. Minutes: RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they contain exempt information under paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.
7.	Appeal Against Dismissal PDF 29 KB Additional documents: IB Appeal index 2 , item 7. PDF 108 KB IB Appeal cover part 1 - Report of Dismissing Officer 3 , item 7. PDF 19 KB IB Appeal against disciplinary dismissal report 4 , item 7. PDF 403 KB IB Appeal cover part 2 - Dismissal Letter 5 , item 7. PDF 19 KB ND IB Hearing outcome letter 190523 FINAL 6 , item 7. PDF 221 KB There are a further 31 documents.View the full list of documents for item 7. Minutes: The Chair of the Panel ensured that both parties were aware of the Appeals Procedure. The Appellant presented his case. The Appellant called no witnesses. The Dismissing Officer supported by the Human Resources Advisor presented the case on behalf of the Authority. The Dismissing Officer called no witnesses. The Appellant presented his case. The Appellant called no witnesses. The Panel asked questions of both parties and both parties asked questions of each other. Both parties were given the opportunity to summarise their case. The Dismissing officer summarised his case. The Appellant summarised his case. Having clarified all points, the parties were given permission to leave and were informed that they would be notified of the decision in writing within five working days of the close of the meeting. Having considered all the information presented by the Appellant and the Dismissing Officer, the Panel decided to dismiss the appeal. RESOLVED that the appeal be DISMISSED.