RESOLVED: That the public were excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 2 Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Director of Corporate Services presented the report and highlighted certain areas where recruitment and retention remained an issue.

Members discussed the report in depth and asked questions regarding succession planning, comparison of usage to previous years and the use of “temp to perm” in employing long term agency staff.

RESOLVED: That progress made to monitor and control the use of Temporary workers and consultants was noted.