Decision details
Review of Urgent Officer Decisions Taken to Support Covid-19 Response
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Adult Care
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The purpose of the report is to provide the
Cabinet Member with an update in relation to those actions which
were the subject of Officer’s Decisions utilising emergency
decision making powers as detailed in the constitution and to
provide assurance in relation to the reviews which have been
undertaken.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Adult Care note the
latest position following the review of decisions made under urgent
delegated powers arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Reasons for the decision:
During the Covid-19 pandemic several urgent
officer decisions were made by the Executive Director for Adult
Social Care and Health. These decisions could not be made through
the Council’s normal democratic procedures due to the impact
of the pandemic on democratic procedures. Any decisions remaining
are now static and unlikely to change within the short to medium
term.
The Officer Decisions have been continually reviewed on a
fortnightly and now monthly basis by the Executive Director for
Adult Social Care and Health and their Senior Management Team.
These are routinely reported to the Cabinet member at their monthly
meeting. Where a decision no longer requires to remain in place
this will be reported to the Cabinet Member and removed from future
summary reports.
Alternative options considered:
There are two options available with regards
the reporting of Urgent Officer Decisions – not to report
them or to report to the Council’s cabinet, neither of which
would not be in line with the Council’s
Constitution
Publication date: 20/01/2022
Date of decision: 20/01/2022
Effective from: 28/01/2022
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