PART 5 Meetings and Access to Information

CHAPTER 3 Recording of executive decisions and inspection of related papers and documents

Recording of executive decisions made by officers

26.—(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after an officer has made a decision which is an executive decision, the officer must produce a written statement which must include—

(a) a record of the decision including the date it was made;

(b) a record of the reasons for the decision;

(c) details of any alternative options considered and rejected by the officer when making the decision;

(d) a record of any conflict of interest declared by an executive member, who is consulted by the officer, which relates to the decision; and

(e) in respect of any declared conflict of interest, any note of dispensation granted by the Department.