Agenda item

Proposed Appointment of Acting Chief Executive for the Office of the Durham Police, Crime and Victims' Commissioner - Joint Report of Director of Transformation and Partnerships and Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report of the Director of Transformation and Partnerships which provided information on the process to be undertaken to hold a confirmation hearing for the post of Acting Chief Executive and also considered a report from the Acting Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for the proposed candidate for the post of Acting Chief Executive for the Acting Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner for Durham (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

Mr Steve White, Acting Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner (PCVC) for Durham informed the Panel about the procedure and process undertaken for the appointment process to the post of Acting Chief Executive and recommended that Jon Carling be appointed to the post.

 

The Panel then questioned Mr Carling around the following issues:

 

·        His main areas of expertise for the role of Acting Chief Executive;

·        How he had worked with a range of organisations and stakeholders

·        An example of a project which he had led which had made a difference;

·        How he would ensure a constructive relationship between the Acting Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner and the Panel was maintained.

 

Mr Carling provided the Panel with full responses to all questions asked.  The Panel thanked Mr White and Mr Carling for their attendance.

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