Agenda item

Report of the Director of Human Resources.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Human Resources which sought to clarify the position of the inclusion of external parties and stakeholders in the recruitment of City of London staff.

The Committee noted that it had previously been agreed that Members had involvement in recruitment for posts at Grades I and J.

RESOLVED – That the Committee approve:

a)    that only City of London Elected Members, Co-opted Members, and Officers may take part as voting members of appointment panels for posts within the City of London Corporation;

b)    that for appointments which have a substantially outward facing or stakeholder engagement function, the inclusion of stakeholders or external advisers in the assessment and appointment process is to be encouraged;

c)    that the nature of the inclusion of any stakeholder or adviser should be agreed between the Chairman of the service committees, the Town Clerk (or other relevant Chief Officers), and the Director of Human Resources, and might include:

·         the inclusion of a non-voting adviser on the appointment panel; and/or

·         the involvement of stakeholder representatives in the assessment centre process; and/or

·         consultation with stakeholder representatives as to the nature of the role and the type of candidates to be sought; and

d)    that Officers be instructed to prepare amendments to the Recruitment and Selection policy to implement this decision.