How decisions are made

What is individual decision making?

Individual cabinet members are able to take decisions on areas that fall within their responsibility in much the same way that decisions are taken by the cabinet as a whole.

How are decisions published?

Under council's constitution, all key decisions taken by individual cabinet members are listed on the forward plan. Council publishes key decisions on the website five working days (publishing period) before the individual cabinet member can consider the decision.

You can view individual cabinet member decisions online, including details of the decisions, their status and copies of any relevant reports.

Most of the decisions taken by individual cabinet members are subject to a five working day call-in period. During this time the overview and scrutiny Committee reviews decisions.

Expressing your views about a decision

Members of the public may make representations during the publishing period either directly to the individual cabinet member or by contacting the responsible officer. You can do this by clicking on the link that can be found on the individual cabinet member's web page.