How decisions are made

Executive decisions can be taken in one of three ways:

• collectively by Cabinet
• by individual Cabinet Members
• by officers who have been delegated the power to make certain decisions (These are called delegated decisions).

All decisions are published:

• Cabinet decisions are published in the Council Diary
• delegated decisions are published in the Delegated Decision Log.

Some of the decisions which are taken by Cabinet or individuals are Executive Key Decisions.

A key decision is one which:

• costs or saves more than £1m, or
• affects the residents of more than one electoral division.

Executive Key Decisions can only be taken if details have been included in advance in the Forward Plan [PDF].

The Forward Plan is published at the beginning of each month, so that anyone has time to comment or make representations before the decision is made.

Further information about decision making powers and procedures is explained in the Constitution.