Decision details

Date of Decision:

15^th December 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 ERP0359 for the flexible retirement of an employee in the Finance and Customer Services Directorate.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Panel considered this request for Flexible Retirement with effect from 1^st January, 2026, to reduce to 2 days a week from 5 days a week.  There would be no cost to the Council.

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 considered

None