Decisions made by councillors, committees and council officers

How we make decisions including links to decisions made by councillors and to executive officer decisions.

We have to publish officer key decisions and some other types of decision.

What we record

We have to record, in writing, all:

  • decisions delegated to an officer by Council, Cabinet or a Committee
  • key decisions taken by a Director.

Key decisions

A key decision is one which is likely to: 

  • result in the relevant local authority incurring expenditure which is, or the making of savings which are, over £750,000
  • be significant in terms of its effect on communities living or working in an area comprising one or more wards in the area of the relevant local authority

Officer decisions

Officer decisions that must be published are:

  • All key decisions taken by a Director
  • All executive non key decisions
    • under a specific express authorisation by Council, Cabinet or Committee; or
    • under a general authorisation to officers (a Scheme of Delegation) to take such decisions and the effect of the decision is to:
      • grant a permission or licence
      • affect the rights of an individual; or
      • award a contract or incur expenditure which, in either case, materially affects the Council’s financial position, for which purposes is taken to be a financial saving or expenditure of [more than £100,000 (and less than £750,000)] other than expenditure on individual children’s or adult social care packages