HR Committee Meeting – 6 November 2025

Notice of Mudford Parish Council – Human Resources (HR) Committee Meeting

Members of the Public and Press are invited to attend all Council Meetings
(Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960)

Dear members,
You are hereby summoned to attend the following meeting:

Meeting of… Mudford Parish Council Human Resources Committee
Time… 12:00 pm
Date… Thursday 6th November 2025
Venue… Mudford Village Hall

P. Galloway
Parish Clerk
30th October 2025

Equality Act 2010
Members are reminded that the Council has a general duty to consider the following matters in the exercise of any of its functions: Equal Opportunities (race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, and any disability), Gender Equality, Crime & Disorder, Biodiversity, Health & Safety and Human Rights.

Recording of Council Meetings
The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 allows both the public and press to take photographs, film and audio record the proceedings and report on all public meetings (including on social media).
Any member of the public wishing to record or film proceedings must let the Chairman of the meeting know prior to, or at the start of, the meeting and the recording must be overt (i.e., clearly visible to anyone at the meeting), but non-disruptive. This permission does not extend to private meetings or parts of meetings which are not open to the public.

Councillors and members will be discussing all the items listed on the agenda.
AGENDA

25/12 To receive and consider apologies for absence and to approve the reasons given. (LGA 1972 s85(1)).

25/13 Declarations of interests. Council members to declare any interests, including any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, they may have in agenda items that accord with the requirements of the Parish Council’s Code of Conduct, and to consider any prior requests from members for Dispensations that accord with Localism Act 2011 s33 (b-e). (NB this does not preclude any later declarations).

25/14 To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the previous meeting held on 6th May 2025.
(LGA 1972 sch 12, para 41(1)).

25/15 To consider and agree Human Resources policies:
i. Home Working Policy
ii. Flexible Working Policy
iii. Sickness Absence Policy
iv. Compassionate Leave Policy
v. Emergency/Dependants Leave Policy
vi. Maternity Leave and Pay Policy

25/16 To review and agree the Cemetery Regulations and Fees.

25/17 Exempt Session – Exclusion of the Press & Public.
The Council is recommended to resolve that under section 1, paragraph 2 of The Public Bodies (admission to meetings) Act 1960, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business because publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

25/18 To receive Clerk’s update on agreed SMART goals.

25/19 To discuss Clerk’s pay and contracted hours.

25/20 Date of next meeting – TBA

END OF AGENDA