2.3

All decisions shall be in accordance with the Constitution, the Policy Framework of the Council and any other Policy of the Council which has been approved by Members.  Whether or not any decision or action falls within the Policy Framework may, if necessary, be determined by the Council.  However, no decision or action shall be taken by any employee if the Monitoring Officer reasonably considers it to be contrary to the Policy Framework or contrary to a Policy approved by Members.

(Note:  This limitation shall not apply to decisions connected to the Council’s emergency response and/or recovery in relation to any matters which deal with civil protection.  The emergency response shall be triggered by the Local Resilience Forum declaring a major incident.  Decisions connected to emergency response and/or recovery shall follow the limitations on financial delegation arrangements outlined in 2.12 below.)

Council and Cabinet