Set out below are the criteria for Key Decisions approved by the Council at its meeting held on 24th April 2002, as amended by Council at its meetings on 14 January 2006 and 28 February 2007, 14 May 2008 and 29 April 2009:-
‘The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000 state that a Key Decision means an Executive decision which, is likely:-
- to result in the local authority incurring expenditure which is, or the making of savings which are, significant having regard to the local authority’s budget for the service or function to which the decision relates; or
- to be significant in terms of its effects on communities living or working in an area comprising two or more Wards or electoral divisions in the area of the local authority.
A decision will be considered financially significant if it results in incurring expenditure or making savings of £250,000 or greater; unless the expenditure or savings have previously been agreed by full Council.
In determining whether a decision is significant in terms of its effect on communities consideration should be given to:-
a) the number of residents/service users that will be affected in the wards concerned;
b) whether the impact is short term, long term or permanent;
c) the impact on the community in terms of the economic, social and environmental well-being.”
All Decision takers can be contacted via the Chief Executive as follows:-
“(Name of) The Decision taker”
C/O the Chief Executive
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Democratic Services Unit
Town Hall
Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1YN
