Agenda item

The Senior Democratic and Scrutiny Officer submitted a report on the decisions taken under the emergency delegated decision making powers approved by the Standards and Audit Committee in March, 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and under the special urgency provisions of the Access to Information Procedure Rules within the Council’s constitution.

RESOLVED –

1.   That the decision notices of the Cabinet decisions delegated to the Leader of 28 April, 2020 and the Deputy Leader of 27 March and 7 April, 2020, attached as Appendices 1 – 3 to the officer’s report, under the emergency delegated decision making powers be noted.

2.   That the schedule of the Planning Committee and Licensing Committee decisions delegated to officers, attached as Appendix 4 to the officer’s report, under the emergency delegated decision making powers be noted.

3.   That the report of decisions taken under the special urgency provisions, attached as Appendix 5 to the officer’s report, be noted.

4.   That it be noted that the decision of the Leader on 4 June, 2020 had been taken under paragraph 15 of the Cabinet Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s constitution in accordance with Section 15 (4) of the Local Government Act 2000.