Decision details
Combined Authority Committee Constitutional Update
Decision Maker: West of England Combined Authority Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To make changes to the Monitoring Officer’s delegations to address the Auditors concerns identified in the VFM report of November 2022.
Decision:
The West of England Combined Authority Committee RESOLVED that an additional paragraph 3.8 (e) is added to the functions of the Monitoring Officer in the Authority’s constitution:
(e) Combined Authority Officers and Members are prohibited from obtaining legal advice without the written agreement of the Combined Authority Monitoring Officer. All legal services will be commissioned in accordance with arrangements settled by the Monitoring Officer from time to time. These arrangements will be set out in a legal services protocol which will be published on the authority’s internet.
Report author: Daniel Dickinson
Publication date: 23/03/2023
Date of decision: 17/03/2023
Decided at meeting: 17/03/2023 - West of England Combined Authority Committee
Effective from: 25/03/2023
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