The Chairman introduced a report outlining the scheme of delegations for the joint working arrangements between Sevenoaks District Council and Dartford Borough Council in relation to Environmental Health Services.

It was agreed by Cabinet on 13 October 2011 that the proposed operating model for the joint provision of Environmental Health Services with Dartford Borough Council be agreed, this was confirmed by Full Council on 29 November 2011.

It is necessary for the Councils to delegate and empower each other to discharge certain Agreed Functions via their Heads of Paid Service and these are to be set out within the Partnership Working Arrangements.  Such arrangements do not prevent each authority making the delegation from exercising the functions itself.

Members agreed that as Cabinet was meeting prior to  the Modern Local Government Group,  the resolution made by Cabinet should be made subject to any comments or amendments made by such Group

            Resolved: that in order to put in place the necessary Partnership Working Delegations to protect the legal position of both Councils:

(a)          the Managing Director being the Head of Paid Service at Dartford Borough Council be authorised to exercise the powers and functions as set out in the Appendix to the report and the necessary amendments to the Constitution.

(b)          the Scheme of Delegations be amended so as to authorise the Chief Executive being the Head of Paid Service at Sevenoaks District Council to exercise the powers and functions delegated by Dartford Borough Council as set out in the Appendix to the report and the necessary amendments to the Constitution.