Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

21/06/2024

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger, Strategic Director Finance and Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Not applicable. The decision is made under Section 4C5 of the Responsibility for Functions at Appendix 9 of the Council’s Constitution [Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services – Delegated Executive Functions.

Brief Description of Decision:

To authorise Paul Latham under section 223 of the Local Government Act 1972 to prosecute, defend or appear in proceedings on behalf of the Council in the Magistrates’ Court

Reasons for the Decision:

To provide sufficient advocates to deal with Council Tax and National Non-Domestic Rating matters before the Magistrates’ Court.

Details of Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Not applicable. Officers are required to present these cases before the Magistrates’ Court

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

Not applicable

Background Papers:

See attached