Action taken under delegated Authority

Report: 10
Date: 12 January 2012
By: Chief Executive

Summary

This report gives details, for information, of action taken under delegated authority on the grounds of urgency.

A. Recommendations

That Members receive the report.

B. Supporting information

1. Standing Order 6.1 provides for the Chief Executive or Treasurer to take decisions under delegated authority and in consultation with specified members where a decision is required urgently. Decisions taken in this way have to be reported to the next meeting of the Authority for information. This report must state which members were consulted. Under the urgency procedure, wherever possible the members of the relevant committee (or of the Authority if that would be the decision-making body) should be informed in advance of the proposal to take a decision. This action must also be reported as having been carried out.

2. The following action has been taken:

2011/07 - Public Attitude Survey tender requirement

2011/08 –Creative advertising services for recruitment tender action

In both cases the request was to approve the initiation of procurement action. The reason for urgency was considered and deemed appropriate as there are no further Committee meetings at which approvals required under the Routine Contracts Programme could be considered.

3. The action was undertaken by Chief Executive in consultation with the Vice Chairman of the Authority and the Chairman of the Finance and Resources Committee. Members of the Finance and Resources Committee were informed that the urgent action was being taken.

4. Copies of the urgent actions taken by the Chief Executive are available for inspection on request.

C. Other organisational and community implications

Equality and Diversity Impact

1. Any implications are addressed in the delegated action forms.

Met Forward

2. There are no direct implications for the delivery of Met Forward stemming from this report.

Financial Implications

3. Any implications are addressed in the delegated action forms.

Legal Implications

4. Any implications are addressed in the delegated action forms.

Environmental Implications

5. There are no environmental implications relating to this report

Risk Implications

6. There are no risk implications arising from this report.

D. Background papers

• Delegated action forms, unless they contain exempt information

E. Contact details

Report authors: John Crompton, MPA

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
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