<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-46303740">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-46303740</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-story-body__introduction">A council published the confidential
details of people applying to be its new chief executive, including
their salaries and suitability for the role.</p><p>The blunder was spotted by a member of staff at BBC Radio Lincolnshire, who notified East Lindsey District Council.</p><p>As well as including current and expected salary, the document also detailed candidates' strengths and weaknesses.</p><p>The authority said the error was "clearly unacceptable". </p><p>The document, titled "Confidential shortlist pack", was published on Friday. It has now been taken down.</p><p>The
pack ranked candidates, contains details of one applicant who had a
phone interview and others who gave "unstructured and incomplete
responses" during their interviews.</p><p>It also outlines "strengths" and "areas for consideration" and whether candidates are prepared to relocate.</p><p>Council Leader Craig Leyland said: "First, I'd like to apologise to the candidates involved in the recruitment process. </p><p>"Candidates
should be able to apply for positions in total confidence and we're
sorry for any upset and distress this has caused.</p><p>"It was a
genuine error and we have urgently notified all candidates of what has
happened and reported the incident to the Information Commissioner. </p><p>He said the error was down to an officer "not ticking a box on a computer screen".</p><p>"That officer is absolutely mortified at what happened," he said.</p><p>He said the council was urgently reviewing its processes to ensure "such a mistake isn't made in the future".</p><p>Mr Leyland said he had been advised the error was not likely to affect the recruitment process.</p><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>