The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006

PART 1 Authority with Mayor and Cabinet Executive

“1.   In this Part–

“the 1989 Act” (“Ddeddf 1989”) means the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(1);

“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Local Government Act 2000(2);

“disciplinary action” (“camau disgyblu”) has the same meaning as in the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006;

“elected mayor” (“maer etholedig”) and “executive” (“corff gweithredol”) have the same meaning as in Part II of the 2000 Act;

“member of staff” (“aelod o'r staff”) means a person appointed to or holding a paid office or employment under the authority; and

“proper officer” (“swyddog priodol”) means an officer appointed by the authority for the purposes of the provisions in this Part.

2.   Subject to paragraphs 3 and 5, the function of appointment and dismissal of, and taking disciplinary action against, a member of staff of the relevant authority must be discharged, on behalf of the relevant authority, by the officer designated under section 4(1) of the 1989 Act (designation and reports of head of paid service) as the head of the authority’s paid service or by an officer nominated by the head of the authority’s paid service.

3.   Paragraph 2 does not apply to the appointment or dismissal of, or disciplinary action against–

(a) the officer designated as the head of the authority’s paid service;

(b) a statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(6) of the 1989 Act(3) (politically restricted posts);

(c) a non-statutory chief officer within the meaning of section 2(7) of the 1989 Act;

(d) a deputy chief officer within the meaning of section 2(8) of the 1989 Act;

(e) a person appointed in pursuance of section 9 of the 1989 Act(4) (assistants for political groups);

(f) a person appointed in pursuance of regulations under paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act (mayor’s assistant); or

(g) a person to whom regulations made under section 35(4) and (5) (provision with respect to the appointment, discipline, suspension and dismissal of teachers and other staff of schools employed by the local education authority) of the Education Act 2002(5) apply.

4.— (1) Where a committee, sub-committee or officer is discharging, on behalf of the relevant authority, the function of the appointment or dismissal of an officer designated as the head of the authority’s paid service, the relevant authority must approve that appointment before an offer of appointment is made or, as the case may be, must approve that dismissal before notice of dismissal is given.

(2) Where a committee or a sub-committee of the relevant authority is discharging, on behalf of the relevant authority, the function of the appointment or dismissal of any officer referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph 3–

(a) at least one member of the executive must be a member of that committee or sub-committee; and

(b) not more than half the members of that committee or sub-committee are to be members of the executive of the relevant authority.

5.   Nothing in paragraph 2 prevents a person from serving as a member of any committee or sub-committee established by the relevant authority to consider an appeal by a member of staff of the relevant authority against any decision relating to the dismissal of, or taking disciplinary action against, that member of staff.”

(1)

1989 c. 42.

(2)

2000 c. 22.

(3)

Section 2(6) was amended by paragraph 95 of Schedule 37 to the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), paragraph 3(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 2004 (c. 31), and Schedule 2 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21).

(4)

There are amendments to section 9 which are not relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

2002 c. 32.