Decision details

Determination of Requests for Early Release or Flexible Retirement

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Corporate Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To determine requests for early release or flexible retirement in accordance with powers delegated to the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Decision:

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

17th October 2025

 

Title:

Determination of Requests for Early Release or Flexible Retirement

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

Details of Specific Delegation

 

or

 

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

 

Council’s Constitution Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions

SECTION 4C5: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND CUSTOMER SERVICES – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

‘The Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services is authorised1 to discharge executive functions for:-

2 1. Setting, support and monitoring the Council’s financial strategy and ensuring effective financial management and controls , including:-

(g) Determining requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member.’

Page 38 refers

 

Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0349 for the flexible retirement of an employee in the Regeneration and Environment Directorate.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Panel considered this request for flexible retirement for the individual to reduce their working hours from 37 to 22 hours. 

 

The panel agreed the flexible retirement and noted a saving for the service.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports relevant to the decision being taken:

 

None

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to:

 

Approval was given to request ERP0349 for the flexible retirement of an employee in the Regeneration and Environment Directorate.

 

I confirm that in making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles of public life.

 

Signed by the Decision Maker:

 

 

Dated: 17th October 2025

 

 

Name:          Judith Bagder                              

Job Title:     Strategic Director Finance & Customer Services

 

 

Publication date: 17/02/2026

Date of decision: 17/10/2025

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