Agenda and minutes

Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development - Friday, 3rd May, 2024 2.00 pm

Venue: Remote Meeting via Microsoft Teams. View directions

Contact: Sophie Webb  Interim Senior Governance and Democracy Officer

Items
No. Item

42.

Decisions made by the Lead Cabinet Member on 14 March 2024 pdf icon PDF 120 KB

Minutes:

42.1     The Lead Member approved as a corect record the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2024.

43.

Disclosure of Interests

Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

Minutes:

43.1     There were none.

44.

Urgent items

Notification of any items which the Lead Member considers urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda.

Minutes:

44.1     There were none.

45.

Reports

Minutes:

45.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

46.

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (as amended) ('RIPA') and Investigative Powers Act 2016 ('IPA') update pdf icon PDF 195 KB

Report by the Assistant Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

46.1     The Leader and Lead Member considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive.

 

DECISIONS

 

46.2     The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the County Council’s Policy in relation to the use of covert investigative techniques (‘the Policy’) as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

REASONS

 

46.3     The Policy is formally reviewed on an annual basis to comply with the requirements of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (as amended) (‘RIPA’), Investigative Powers Act 2016 (‘IPA’) and the Home Office codes.

 

 

47.

Delegations in relation to Executive Functions pdf icon PDF 297 KB

Report by the Assistant Chief Executive

Additional documents:

Minutes:

47.1     The Leader and Lead Member considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive.

 

DECISIONS

 

47.2     The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

(1) agree the delegation of Cabinet responsibilities and functions as set out in the Constitution including in Part 3 Table 1, 2 and 3 attached at Appendices 2 - 4 of the report;

 

(2) agree the Officer Scheme of Delegation attached at Appendix 5 of the report; and

 

(3) agree his annual report to the County Council to include the proposed amendments set out at Appendix 1 of the report.

 

REASONS

 

47.3     Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution requires the Leader to present to the Council at the annual meeting a written record of delegations of executive functions made to Cabinet Members for inclusion in the Council’s Scheme of Delegation.