Purpose

To determine requests for early release or
flexible retirement in accordance with powers delegated to the
Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

15 April 2025
 

Title:

Determination of Requests for Early Release or
Flexible Retirement

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Judith Badger
Section 151 Officer
Strategic Director Finance & Customer
Services

Details of Specific Delegation
 
or
 
Delegation contained in the relevant
Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Council’s Constitution
Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions
 
SECTION
4C5: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
CUSTOMER SERVICES – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
 
‘The
Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services is authorised1 to discharge executive functions
for:-
 
2 1. Setting,
support and monitoring the Council’s financial strategy and
ensuring effective financial management and controls ,
including:-
 
(g) Determining
requests for early release and flexible retirement, in consultation
with the relevant Cabinet Member.’
 
Page 38 refers.
 

Decision:

Approval was given to request ERP0325 for the flexible retirement of an employee
in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate.

Reasons for the Decision:

The Panel considered this request for flexible
retirement for
the individual to reduce their working hours
from 25 to 21
hours. 
 
The panel agreed the flexible retirement and
noted a saving for the service.

Details of alternative options considered and
rejected:

None.
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet
Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the
decision:

None.
 

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None.
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None.
 

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None.
 

Reports or parts of reports relevant to the
decision being taken:
 

None.
 

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Approval was given to request ERP0325 for the flexible retirement of an employee
in the Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Directorate.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:
 

 
Dated: 15 April 2025
.
 
Name:         
Judith Badger        
                    
Job Title:     Strategic Director Finance &
Customer Services