Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors R A Clay, PB Smith & C Thomas.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

Councillor JA Hale – Personal & Prejudicial – Minute No.49 – LA Governor Applications – Governor of St Thomas Community School – and left prior to discussion.

Councillor CL Philpott – Personal & Prejudicial – Minute No.49 – LA Governor Applications – Governor of Parkland School – and left prior to discussion.

Councillor DG Sullivan – Personal – Minute No.50 – LA Governor Applications held on file – as previously declared.

To approve and sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the LA Governor Panel held on 29 January 2015.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the LA Governor Panel held on 29 January 2015 be approved as a correct record subject to Councillors AM Cook & LJ Tyler-Lloyd being added to the list of Members present.

The School and Governor Unit Manager provided a for information report on the current list of LA Governor Vacancies.

The LA Governor Panel was requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business identified in the recommendation to the report on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) (Wales)Order 2007, relevant to the items of business as set out in the report.

The LA Governor Panel considered the public interest test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the items of business where the public interest test is relevant as set out in the report.

It was RESOLVED that the public be excluded for consideration o0f the following items.

                              (CLOSED SESSION)

The School and Governor Unit Manager reported on the applications for LA Governor vacancies that required decision.

AGREED that

(1) the following nominations be recommended to Cabinet for approval:-

Cadle Primary – Miss Laura Murton

Glyncollen Primary – Mr Ceri Evans

Parkland Primary – Mrs Eira Wyn Davies & Mrs Sylvia Wilkes

Pennard Primary – Miss Eleanor Treen

St Thomas Community Primary – Reverend Stephen Bunting

YGG Gellionen – Mrs Helen Margaret Jones

YGG Llywnderw – Mr David Meirion Howells(re-appointment)

YGG Y Login Fach – Mrs Caryl Mary George

Bishopston Primary – Mr Adrian Clive Novis

The School and Governor Unit Manager provided a for information report on the current list of LA Governor applications held on file. She indicated she would be writing to all the applications still held on file to seek further information.