Issue - meetings
COVID 19 UPDATE & APPROACH TO CONTINUED USE OF EMERGENCY POWERS - UPDATE
Meeting: 31/07/2020 - Cabinet (Item 39)
39 COVID 19 UPDATE & APPROACH TO CONTINUED USE OF EMERGENCY POWERS - UPDATE 
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Report No: 94/2020
Decision:
Cabinet noted the continued use of the Civil Emergency Delegation
Minutes:
Councillor Hemsley as the Leader of the Council and relevant Cabinet Member elaborated on the report and noted that the decision log would be shared with all members and that the number of decisions taken under the emergency powers were significantly fewer than at the beginning of the Covid crisis.
RESOLVED:
That the continued use of the Civil Emergency Delegation be noted.
Reason: It was agreed by Cabinet to review the emergency powers at Cabinet meeting to ensure that the powers are still required. The emergency response remains in effect and the situation remains uncertain. Should circumstances become more challenging in the near future, there is a need for the emergency powers to be in place to allow for continued decision making under the Council’s Scheme of Delegation