Decision

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to approve Appendix A, Financial Regulations, with effect from 2 September 2026;

(ii)           to approve Appendix B, Procurement Regulations, with effect from 2 September 2026;

(iii)          to approve amendment of the Powers Delegated to Officers by the addition, with effect from 20 August 2026, of the following power to the powers of the Chief Officer - Governance: “To act as the Council's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) in relation to the CONTEST Strategy (the UK Government Counter-Terrorism Strategy) and to appoint a Deputy SPOC”;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to make any other amendments to the Scheme of Governance documents which may be necessary to reflect the amendments referred to in the above recommendations; and

(v)           to note that the Chief Officer - Governance would liaise with colleagues to ensure that all links within the relevant documents were correct and contained up to date information.