Decision details

RESOLVED:-

(i)        that endorsement be given to the general principle as set out in the report that indemnities be granted to officers or members in circumstances where an individual officer or elected member be made the subject of legal proceedings in respect of matters arising within the reasonable scope of their employment or elected office; and

(ii)       that the consideration of the granting of individual indemnities, upon being satisfied that the relevant officer or member was acting in good faith, be delegated to the Cabinet Spokesperson for Core Services in consultation with the Council’s Head of Paid Service, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer.