Amendments to the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006
10.—(1) In Schedule 3, in Part 1—
(a)the existing text of paragraph 3 becomes paragraph 3(1);
(b)in paragraph 3(1), after paragraph (g) insert—
“(h)the officer designated as the authority’s monitoring officer; or
(i)the officer designated as the authority’s head of democratic services.”;
(c)after paragraph 3(1) insert—
“(2) Paragraph 2 does not apply to the dismissal of, or disciplinary action against, an officer in relation to whom disciplinary action is proposed—
(a)who was, but at the time of the proposed disciplinary action no longer is, an officer referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) to (i); and
(b)where the alleged misconduct, or, as the case may be, the reason for the proposal for dismissal, occurred during the period when the officer was an officer referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) to (i).”;
(d)in paragraph 4(2) for “or (d) of paragraph 3” substitute “, (d), (h), or (i) of paragraph 3(1) or the function of dismissal of any officer referred to in paragraph 3(2)”; and
(e)after paragraph 5 insert—
“6. The relevant authority must determine the level, and any change in the level, of the remuneration to be paid to a chief officer.”
(2) In Schedule 3, in Part 2—
(a)the existing text of paragraph 3 becomes paragraph 3(1);
(b)in paragraph 3(1), after paragraph (f) insert—
“(g)the officer designated as the authority’s monitoring officer;
(h)the officer designated as the authority’s head of democratic services.”;
(c)after paragraph 3(1) insert—
“(2) Paragraph 2 does not apply to dismissal of, or disciplinary action against, an officer in relation to whom disciplinary action is proposed—
(a)who was, but at the time of the proposed disciplinary action no longer is, an officer referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) to (h); and
(b)where the alleged misconduct, or, as the case may be, the reason for the proposal for dismissal, occurred during the period when the officer was an officer referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) to (h).”;
(d)in paragraph 4(2) for “or (d) of paragraph 3” substitute “, (d), (g), or (h) of paragraph 3(1) or the function of dismissal of any officer referred to in paragraph 3(2)”; and
(e)after paragraph 5 insert—
“6. The relevant authority must determine the level, and any change in the level, of the remuneration to be paid to a chief officer.”
(3) In Schedule 3 omit Parts 3 and 4.