Agenda item

The Chair of the Democratic Services Committee stated that the Scheme of Delegation had been included in the Committee’s review of the Constitution

He stated that the Scheme of Delegation aims at making it clear where the distinction lies between the decision making responsibilities of elected members and Chief Officers within the Council

The Scheme that relates to officers had been amended and updated and presented to the Committee.

The Chair of the Democratic Services Committee informed members there were few ‘new’ delegations other than those arising from new legislation or Central Government requirements. There have been a number of changes in the Chief Officer Structure since the original scheme was drafted.

The Scheme of Delegation to officers had been amended incrementally in the past to take account of changes to the officer team and to any new responsibilities that have fallen to the Council owing to changes in legislation, policies or other factors

The aim was to provide the Council with a scheme that reflects the existing structure. Inevitably incremental changes will need to be made over time as the Council has to react to new legislation, policies. The proposed scheme was recommended to Council by the Committee

Resolved

To adopt the amended scheme of delegation and that it is included in the Constitution