Vale of
White Horse District Council
Scheme of delegation of the leader of the council to cabinet
members AND OFFICERS
Introduction
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The
Local Government Act 2000 provides that the leader may discharge
any executive functions or may arrange for the discharge of any of
those functions by the cabinet, by another member of the cabinet,
by a committee of the cabinet or by an officer of the
council.
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This
scheme of delegation to cabinet members and to officers is made
pursuant to the Local Government Act 2000 and was approved by the
leader of the council on 22 May 2024. This scheme replaces
all previous schemes.
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The
scheme may be amended by the leader of the council at any time
during the year. The scheme is subject to the general terms and
conditions described below.
Terms
and conditions
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Any
decision taken by a cabinet member under this scheme of delegation
shall only be taken having regard to any advice from the head of
service responsible for the relevant function associated with the
decision.
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Any
decision which could attract to the council adverse legal
consequences shall be taken after consultation with the monitoring
officer.
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Any
decision which could attract adverse financial implications shall
be taken after consultation with the chief finance (section 151)
officer.
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Where functions
may be discharged by a cabinet member under this scheme of
delegation the cabinet member may arrange for the discharge of any
of those functions by an officer of the council.
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Any
cabinet member exercising any delegated powers under this scheme
also has the power to do anything which is calculated to facilitate
or is conducive or incidental to the exercise of such delegated
powers.
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Once
a cabinet member has exercised any delegated power under this
scheme, he or she shall make a record of the decision which shall
include the views of any officer consulted on the issue. The
record of the decision shall be forwarded by the cabinet member or
officer immediately to democratic services.
Responsibility
for executive functions
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The
following cabinet members are responsible and are delegated
authority to take decisions in respect of the functions and
projects set out below until they are amended or withdrawn by the
leader in writing.
Councillor Bethia
Thomas: Council Leader and climate action, nature recovery and
strategic partnerships
Councillor Mark
Coleman: Deputy Council Leader and environmental services and
waste
Councillor Sue
Caul: Housing, leisure facilities and community
buildings
Councillor Andy
Crawford: Finance and property
Councillor Lucy
Edwards: Communications, customer services, legal and
democratic
Councillor Neil
Fawcett: Economic development, workplace and IT
Councillor Andy
Foulsham: Policy and programmes
Councillor Diana
Lugova: Planning
Councillor Helen
Pighills: Community health and wellbeing
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I
delegate authority to the chief executive to discharge all
executive functions and to request any member of the cabinet to act
on behalf of the leader in the leader’s and deputy
leader’s absence.
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I
delegate authority to officers to discharge executive functions as
set out in schedule 1 of the scheme of delegation in part 2 of the
constitution.
Executive joint
committee/partnership appointments
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I
appoint Cabinet members to the following:
The
Future Oxfordshire Partnership – Councillor Bethia Thomas
(substitute Councillor Mark Coleman)
The
Future Oxfordshire Partnership Housing Advisory Group –
Councillor Sue Caul, with all other Cabinet members as
substitutes
The
Future Oxfordshire Partnership Environment Advisory Group –
Councillor Bethia Thomas, with all other Cabinet members as
substitutes
The
Future Oxfordshire Partnership Infrastructure Advisory Group
– Councillor Sue Caul, with all other Cabinet members as
substitutes
The
Future Oxfordshire Partnership Planning Advisory Group –
Councillor Diana Lugova, with all other Cabinet members as
substitutes
Oxfordshire Local
Enterprise Partnership – Councillor Bethia Thomas
Five
Councils’ Partnership Corporate Services Joint Committee
– Councillor Neil Fawcett and Councillor Bethia Thomas, with
all other Cabinet members as substitutes
Safer
Oxfordshire Partnership Oversight Committee – Councillor
Helen Pighills
South
and Vale Community Safety Partnership – Councillor Helen
Pighills
Oxfordshire
Health and Wellbeing Board – Councillor Helen Pighills,
Councillor Neil Fawcett as substitute
Health
Improvement Partnership Board – Councillor Helen
Pighills
Didcot Garden
Town Advisory Board – Councillor Helen Pighills and
Councillor Bethia Thomas
Oxfordshire
Inclusive Economy Partnership – Councillor Neil
Fawcett
Scrap
Metal Sub-Committee
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I
establish a Scrap Metal Sub-Committee (known as a Panel) comprising
any three members of the Cabinet, to include the Cabinet member for
climate action and environment if available, to consider contested
applications and authorise the head of legal and democratic to
invite an appropriate panel to conduct a scheduled
hearing.
Councillor Bethia
Thomas, Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council
22
May 2024