1. Apologies for Absence.
2. Declaration by Members of any Personal Interests
3. Chair’s Announcements / Personal Matters
4. The reports relating to the following items are not for publication as they contain exempt information as defined in paragraphs 12 and 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007.
   
   If, following the application of the Public Interest Test, the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.
   
   The Public Interest Test in this matter is:-
   
   “The report relates to the Appointment of Assistant Chief Fire Officer Posts. To make this information public would disclose personal data relating to individuals in contravention of the principles of the Data Protection Act. The public interest in disclosure is therefore outweighed by the public interest in maintaining confidentiality.”
   
   It is RECOMMENDED that in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
5. To receive and consider the minutes of the Shortlisting Panel held on the 22nd July 2009.
6. To interview the shortlisted candidates.
7. Any other items of business that by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.
   
   

A T Howells
Clerk and Monitoring Officer
20th July 2009