FC Constitution CLO Mo Em Powers cover report 23.09.26

Recommended · This went to the meeting on Wed 23 Sep 2026. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.

A report to Full Council explains that the Monitoring Officer has reviewed the Constitution and identified amendments needed to reflect the Council's current governance arrangements, covering the separation of the Chief Legal Officer and Monitoring Officer roles and a review of the Council's emergency powers. p1p2p3

The Working Arrangements Group considered the review, supported the proposed amendments, and recommended that they be referred to Full Council for determination. p17

The report recommends that Council approve amendments to Part 8 of the Constitution reflecting the separation of the Chief Legal Officer and Monitoring Officer roles, and recommends authorising the Monitoring Officer to make consequential formatting, renumbering, cross-referencing and drafting amendments. p7p8p10

The revised arrangements are intended to support continuity of Council services and statutory functions, allow urgent decisions where normal decision-making routes cannot reasonably be followed, strengthen organisational resilience, and introduce enhanced requirements around consultation, transparency and reporting. p29p30p31p32p33

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• p1Report Template v30.0 Report To: Full Council Date of Meeting: 23 September 2026 Report Title: Constitution Review: Statutory Officer Roles and Emergency Powers Report By: Coral Harding, Democratic Services Manager and Monitoring Officer Key Decision: No
• p2Classification: Open Executive Summary The Monitoring Officer has undertaken a review of the Constitution and identified a number of amendments required to reflect the Council's current governance arrangements. The review was considered by the Working Arrangements Group, which supported the proposed amendments and recommended that they be referred to Full Council for determination.
• p3The proposed changes relate to the separation of the Chief Legal Officer and Monitoring Officer roles and a review of the Council's emergency powers provisions.
• p7Recommendation(s) Council is recommended to:
• p8• Approve the amendments to Part 8 of the Constitution to reflect the separation of the Chief Legal Officer and Monitoring Officer roles.
• p10Report Template v30.0R • Authorise the Monitoring Officer to make any consequential formatting, renumbering, cross-referencing and drafting amendments necessary to implement Council's decision
• p172. As part of this ongoing review programme, the Working Arrangements Group considered proposed amendments relating to statutory officer responsibilities and emergency powers. Following consideration of the review, the Working Arrangements Group supported the proposed amendments and recommended that they be referred to Full Council for determination.
• p2911. The revised arrangements are intended to:
• p30• Support continuity of Council services and statutory functions.
• p31• Allow urgent decisions to be taken where normal decision-making routes cannot reasonably be followed.
• p32• Strengthen organisational resilience during periods of disruption.
• p33• Introduce enhanced requirements around consultation, transparency, publication and reporting of decisions.