
Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council
Councillors:
54
Wards:
18
Committees:
22
Meetings (2025):
74
Meetings (2024):
72
Meeting
Human Resources Committee - Basingstoke & Dean
Agenda
Published
Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 6th October 2025
6:30 PM
Monday, 6th October 2025
6:30 PM
End:
Monday, 6th October 2025
9:30 PM
Monday, 6th October 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
06 Oct 2025
06 Oct 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Deanes
Council Chamber - Deanes
Webcast:
Available
Available
Meeting Attendees

Reserve
Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee

Reserve
Leader of the Conservative Group
Council Staff
Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Sarah Cragg
Expected

Chair
Chair of the Human Resources Committee

Committee Member
Chair of Development Control Committee

Committee Member

Committee Member
Deputy Leader of the Labour Group and Chair of the Environment and Infrastructure Committee
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence and substitutions
2
Declarations of interest
3
Appointment of Vice-Chair
To appoint a Vice-Chair to the Development Control Committee for the 2025/26 municipal year.
4
Urgent matters
To consider any items of business, other than those shown on this agenda and which, by reason of special circumstances to be stated at the meeting, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
5
Minutes of the meeting held on the 3rd March 2025
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of the meeting held on the 3rd March 2025 25 Sep 2025
6
Appointment to the Joint Consultative Committee
The Human Resources Committee to appoint three councillors to attend the JCC, plus the Chairman and the Portfolio Holder will also attend.
7
Annual Review of Health and Safety for 2024/2025
This report provides an annual review of occupational safety and health for 2024/2025 and indicates the key proposed areas of focus for the annual health and safety action plan for 2025/2026.
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Attachments:
- Document Annual Review of Health and Safety for 2024-2025 25 Sep 2025
8
Updated Human Resources Policy
The Purpose of the report is to review and approve the updated Bullying and Harassment Policy and Procedure.
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Attachments:
- Document Updated Human Resources Policy 25 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix One- Bullying and Harassment Policy and Procedure- tracked 25 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix Two- Bullying and Harassment Policy and Procedure- clean copy 25 Sep 2025
9
HR Operations and Workforce Information Update
This report sets out key people indicators and management information to the end of 2024/2025 as well as Q1 (April – June 2025) and makes comparisons with previous years’ performance where applicable.
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Attachments:
- Document HR Operations and Workforce Information 25 Sep 2025
10
Pay and Benefits Review Update
This report provides a final update on the council’s pay and benefits review. It details the changes since the previous HR Committee on 3 March 2025 when the progress of the second phase of the review was discussed.
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Attachments:
- Document Pay and Benefits Review 25 Sep 2025
11
Employment Termination Costs 2024/2025
This annual statement provides information to the committee about the cost of redundancies, early retirements and settlement agreements (previously known as compromise agreements) that have been paid during the last complete financial year.
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Contact Officer: Sarah Cragg
Attachments:
- Document Termination Costs Report 25 Sep 2025
12
Review of the Work Programme
The committee is asked to note and review its Work Programme.
Attachments:
- Document Work Programme 25 Sep 2025
13
Exclusion of press and public
To consider whether, in view of the nature of the remaining items on the agenda, any of them are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt or confidential information within the terms of [] Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972
14
Confidential/exempt items for information
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