The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014
These Regulations require a decision-making officer to produce a written record of any decision which would otherwise have been taken by the relevant council, or a committee, sub-committee of that council, but it has been delegated to an officer and the effect of the decision is to:-
(i) grant a permission or licence;
(ii) affect the rights of an individual; or
(iii) award a contract or incur expenditure which, in either case, materially affects the council’s financial position.
Examples of Decisions to be recorded
a. To award or renew a lease;
b. To refuse a request for access to information;
c. To award a contract or incur expenditure above £50,000;
d. To withdraw or refuse any council service, e.g. terminating an allotment agreement.
Examples of Decisions not to be recorded
a. Routine administrative and organisational decisions;
b. To sign an allotment tenancy agreement;
c. To allocate burial plots;
d. To book sports pitches;
e. To approve works undertaken by a contractor;
f. Any written decision that is already recorded by a written record and produced by virtue of other legislation;
g. Any decision that would be exempt or confidential.
Delegated Decisions
2014 – None
