The exercise of delegated Functions by Officers is required to be in accordance with: statute or other legal requirements including the principles of public law, the Human Rights Act 1998, statutory guidance and statutory codes of practice; this Constitution; the revenue and capital budgets of the LLCA subject to any variation thereof which is permitted by the Financial Procedure Rules set out at Part F of this Constitution; and any policy or direction of the LLCA or any other Committee or Sub-Committee acting in exercise of Functions delegated to that committee by the LLCA. Any exercise of delegated powers by Statutory Officers:- shall not authorise expenditure except in accordance with the approved budget or capital programme and, where other further approval is required, shall not precede that approval; shall not involve a Key Decision save in exceptional circumstances where it may be necessary for the Chief Operating Officer to act as a matter of urgency under paragraph C2.14.5; shall not make a new policy or amend an existing policy of the LLCA as determined at elected member level; shall be in accordance with any approved scheme and any directions of the LLCA or other relevant body; shall be the subject of prior consultation with the appropriate professional or technical officers from the relevant Constituent Councils in any case involving professional or technical considerations not within the province of the head of department concerned. shall be subject to an appropriate audit trail to provide evidence of how the delegation has been exercised. Officers may not exercise delegated Functions where: the matter must be exercised by the LLCA by law or by this Constitution; the matter is a Function which cannot by law be discharged by an Officer; the LLCA or a Committee or Sub-Committee or a joint committee to which the LLCA is a party has determined that the matter should be discharged otherwise than by an Officer; or
The exercise of delegated Functions by Officers is required to be in accordance with: statute or other legal requirements including the principles of public law, the Human Rights Act 1998, statutory guidance and statutory codes of practice; this Constitution; the revenue and capital budgets of the LLCA subject to any variation thereof which is permitted by the Financial Procedure Rules set out at Part F of this Constitution; and any policy or direction of the LLCA or any other Committee or Sub-Committee acting in exercise of Functions delegated to that committee by the LLCA. Any exercise of delegated powers by Statutory Officers:- shall not authorise expenditure except in accordance with the approved budget or capital programme and, where other further approval is required, shall not precede that approval; shall not involve a Key Decision save in exceptional circumstances where it may be necessary for the Chief Operating Officer to act as a matter of urgency under paragraph C2.14.5; shall not make a new policy or amend an existing policy of the LLCA as determined at elected member level; shall be in accordance with any approved scheme and any directions of the LLCA or other relevant body; shall be the subject of prior consultation with the appropriate professional or technical officers from the relevant Constituent Councils in any case involving professional or technical considerations not within the province of the head of department concerned. shall be subject to an appropriate audit trail to provide evidence of how the delegation has been exercised. Officers may not exercise delegated Functions where: the matter must be exercised by the LLCA by law or by this Constitution; the matter is a Function which cannot by law be discharged by an Officer; the LLCA or a Committee or Sub-Committee or a joint committee to which the LLCA is a party has determined that the matter should be discharged otherwise than by an Officer; or
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