Agenda item

Decisions:

1.              That the delegation arrangements in respect of the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service which are set out in version 14.08.15 of the authority’s Constitution [ i.e. in Part 3 - Officer of the Council Delegation Arrangements: {c} Environmental Health and Trading Standards  - Schedule 1] be amended to:

[a]  add the Housing [Wales] Act 2014 to the list of legislation [set out in the above referred to Schedule 1] delegated to the Director of Environment, the Head of Planning and Public Protection and the Environmental Health & Trading Standards Manager;

[b] delegate to those officers in [a] above the authority to authorise individual competent and qualified officers to act under that legislation;

[c] delegate to those officers in [a] above the authority to institute legal proceedings under the provisions contained in the Housing [Wales] Act 2015 in conjunction with the Head of Legal Services [including the signing of any cautions in accordance with Home Office Guidelines] and, where an alleged offender is being held in custody in relation to an offence, to institute proceedings by way of charge;

2.              That the Head of Legal Services be authorised to seek amendment of the Constitution by the Council in due course: in order to reflect the above changes to the authority’s delegation arrangements.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure that the Constitution reflects changes that have been made to certain legislation and that identified further legislation has been added.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.