Scheme of Delegation

6.1

Council purchasing may only be undertaken by officers with the appropriate delegated authority to carry out such tasks as set out in the Council's Scheme of Delegation. Officers with delegated authority may only delegate to other officers who have the appropriate skills and knowledge for the task and such delegation shall be recorded in writing by the officer delegating the task and notified to the relevant Service Manager.

6.2

Each Service Manager shall inform officers, where appropriate, of the extent of any delegated authority and

applicable financial thresholds.

CSO 6.1

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Officers who make purchases may only carry out tasks that are properly delegated to them. If you act in good faith and within the powers delegated to you, any consequential liability accrues to the Council as your employer and not to you as an individual. But if you act outside the powers that have been delegated to you, you act as an individual, not as agent for the Council, and the Council is not necessarily bound by your actions. You can then incur personal liability to the Council and to the contractor for any loss which they may suffer.