Decision details

Date of Decision:

Thursday, 12^th March 2026

Title:

Determination of Requests for Early Release or Flexible Retirement.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger

Section 151 Officer

Executive Director of Corporate Services

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Council’s Constitution Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions Page 38 refers:-

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

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

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.’

Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0368 for the flexible retirement of an employee in Regeneration and Environmental Services.

Reasons for the Decision:

The panel considered flexible retirement request to reduce hours from full time to 29.5 (four-day week).  The employee is at national pension age.

There is 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.

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.