Forward plan of key decisions
Every month on this website the Council publishes the current
Forward Plan which details the key decisions scheduled to be taken by the executive in the following 4 months.
Key decisions can taken by the whole cabinet or individual cabinet members. Chief officers are also able to take some key decisions under delegated powers, but this happens rarely.
What is a key decision?
The Council has fixed the following financial thresholds for deciding whether an executive decision is a key decision, they must involve
- revenue expenditure of £100,000 or more,
- savings of £50,000 or more,
- capital expenditure of £250,000 or more
or be
- decisions made by the Chief Executive, in exercise of emergency powers only, £300,000 or
- be decisions which will have a significant effect on communities living or working in one ward of the district.
Key decisions can be subject to the overview and scrutiny
call-in procedure.
Only urgent key decisions are not subject to the call-in procedure and do not have to be published in the forward plan.
For further advice on the forward plan, key decisions and call-in by the Overview and Scrutiny commission, please contact the
Head of Legal and Democratic Services (Member Services Section)