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Appointment of a Proper Officer (and others) for the Purposes of the National Assistance Act 1948 and 1951

Meeting: 21/07/2011 - Cabinet (Item 67)

67 Appointment of a Proper Officer (and others) for the Purposes of the National Assistance Act 1948 and 1951 pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Minutes:

A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management sought approval for the appointment of:

 

  • a Proper Officer
  • a Deputy Proper Officer
  • Appointed Officers

 

for the purposes of section 47 the National Assistance Act 1948 as amended by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act 1951 (“the Acts”).

 

The authority of the Cabinet was also sought to enable the Interim Director of Adult Social Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Leader for Social Care and Inclusion, to appoint, if considered necessary, alternative Appointed Officer(s) for the purposes of the Acts.

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)  Fiona Johnstone, Director of Public Health, be appointed the Council’s Proper Officer; Jane Harvey, Consultant in Public Health and Teresa Owen, Deputy Director of Public Health, be appointed the Council’s Deputy Proper Officers; and Debbie Mayor, Deputy Director Strategic Partnerships, and Rick O’Brien, Head of Branch (DASS), be appointed as Appointed Officers for the purposes of section 47 the National Assistance Act 1948 as amended by the National Assistance (Amendment) Act 1951.

 

(2)  the Director of Adult Social Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Leader for Social Care and Inclusion, be authorised to appoint, if considered necessary, alternative Appointed Officer(s) for the purposes of the National Assistance Act 1948 and National Assistance (Amendment) Act 1951;

 

(3)  the Council be recommended to amend the Council’s Scheme of Delegations to Officers contained within the Council’s Constitution to include:

 

·  the appointment of the named Proper Officer and Deputy Proper Officers in paragraph (1); and

 

·  the authority delegated to the Director of Adult Social Services in paragraph (2)

 

for the purposes of the National Assistance Act 1948 and National Assistance (Amendment) Act 1951.