Archived decisions

Area covered

Current

Proposed

Maximum virement on any one budget in any one year before member approval required

Executive Member and County Treasurer if more then £250,000 or 1.25% of the budget (*).

Cabinet if more than £0.5m or 25% of the budget (*), whichever is lower

· Executive Member if more than £250,000 in total.

· Cabinet if more than £0.5m or 25% of the budget (*), whichever is lower

Debt write-off

· Chief Officer up to £1,000

· Chief Officer in consultation with County Treasurer for over £1,000

· Executive Member approval for over £5,000

· County Treasurer up to £1,000

· Chief Officer and County Treasurer up to £5,000

· Joint report from Chief Officer and County Treasurer for approval by Executive Member from £5,000 to £50,000

· Leader more than £50,000

Grants

In line with current authorised purchasing limits

· Officer up to £5,000

· Executive member over £5,000

· Grants not part of service budgets must remain a member decision.

Tenders

(in most cases existing call off or government compliant framework contracts should be used where these exist and have already been tendered. If not tenders are required.)

· At or below £15,000 - three quotes required

· Over £15,000 but at or below £75,000 - at least three tenders must be invited

· Over £75,000 - full formal tender procedure required

· Above EU procurement limits - compliance with EU procurement directives

· Below £25,000 - three quotes required

· At or above £25,000 but below EU procurement limits - at least three tenders required

· Above EU procurement limits - full formal EU tendering process required or use of government compliant framework contracts which have already been tendered.

Area covered

Current

Proposed

Major Projects specified in capital programme

· Under £50,000 - officer

· Over £50,000 but below £250,000 - Executive Member

· Over £250,000 but below £500,000 - Executive Member in prescribed format

· Over £500,000 Executive Member and Leader

· Under £250,000 - officer approval with Executive Member in the loop

· Over £250,000 to £1 million - Design Report (précis project appraisal) to Executive Member (with Leader in the loop); project outcome report to Executive Member

· Over £1 million - full business case to Leader (with Executive Member in the loop), followed by Design Report to Executive Member at the appropriate stage (with the Leader in the loop); project outcome report to Executive Member (with Leader in the loop).