List of Politically Restricted Posts 1 March Specified Posts Statutory Chief Officers

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1 List of Politically Restricted Posts 1 March 2016 In accordance with legislation, the list excludes any posts in schools and any administrative posts, which would otherwise meet the statutory requirements. Specified Posts Table A Statutory Chief Officers Head of Paid Service S4 LGHA 1989 Chief Executive Monitoring Officer S5 LGHA 1989 Head of Corporate Governance Financial Administration (s151 S151 LGA 1972 Director, Finance and Corporate Services Officer) Scrutiny Officer Cannot be HoPS, Monitoring Officer or s151 officer S 31 Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Director, Transformation Director of Children s Services s.18 of the Children Act 2004 Executive Director of Children s and Adults Services (Deputy Chief Executive) Director of Adult Social Services Section 6 Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 Executive Director of Children s and Adults Services (Deputy Chief Executive) Electoral Registration Officer S 8, 28, 35 Representation of the People Electoral Services Manager Act 1983 Director of Public Health S73A National Health Service Act 2006 Director, Public Health and Leisure

2 Table B Non Statutory Chief Officers Post to be restricted Legal Reference Role at LBH Post A person who reports directly or is directly accountable to the HoPS S 7(b) LGHA 1989 Executive Director Regeneration, Economic Development and Environment Executive Director Children s and Adults Services (Deputy Chief Executive) Director of ICT Director Finance and Corporate Services Director Customer Relations, Communications & Engagement Director Transformation Electoral Services Manager Bids and Funding Manager Any person who reports directly or is directly accountable to the local authority itself or any committee / sub-committee of the authority S7 (c) LGHA 1989 Table C Deputy Chief Officers Post A person who, as respects all or most of the duties of their post, is required to report directly or is directly accountable to one or more of the statutory or nonstatutory chief officers S8 LGHA 1989 Executive Director - Children's and Adults / Deputy Chief Executive Director - Children's Safeguarding and Specialist Services Director Adult Safeguarding, Social Care & Health Director - Education and Early Intervention Director - Joint Commissioning Director Housing Executive Director - Regeneration, Economic Development and Environment Director, Public Health and Leisure

3 Head of Commissioning - Public Health Consultant - Public Health Improvement Director - Community Safety, Environment and Regulatory Services Director Strategic Planning, Regeneration and Economic Development Business Development and Performance Manager Head of Lifelong Learning Head of Regeneration, Spatial Planning and Economic Development Director ICT Head of Business Systems Head of Customer and Business Solutions Technology Manager IT Service Delivery Manager Director of Finance and Corporate Services Head of Treasury Pensions and Capital Head of Finance and Resource Planning Head of Financial Strategy and Accounting Head of Procurement Hub Director Customer Relations, Communications & Engagement Head of Registration and Nationality Deputy Head of Communications Customer Services Manager Customer Satisfaction Manager Director Transformation Head of Human Resources Programme Manager Worksmart Project Director Head of Policy and Scrutiny Head of Intelligence Hub Head of Health and Safety Head of Facilities Management Head of Governance Head of Equalities and Human Rights

4 Head of Democratic Services Electoral Services Manager Assistant Electoral Services Manager Bids and Funding Manager Table D Monitoring Officer Monitoring Officer S5 LGHA 1989 Head of Governance Table E Officers exercising delegated powers Post to be restricted Those where powers of the council have been delegated to officers Legal Reference Other guidance Role at LBH S100G (2) LGA 1972 Council s Constitution provides further guidance on which posts have delegated powers as follows: S1.3 Directors / statutory officers Those listed in tables A and B above Section 2.5 and 7 Officers named by a director / statutory officer to exercise matters that have been delegated to him/her. These must have been documented locally by the department to confirm appropriate governance requirements have been observed.

5 s1.7, s5 and Article 12 The council s proper officers Executive Director CAS Executive Director REDE Director ICT Head of Governance Director Finance & Corporate Services S4.5 Officers designated by Directors who are authorised for day to day financial decision making. The Director should already maintain a list of authorised officers. Table F Political Assistants Any person holding a post to which they were appointed under s9 LGHA 1989 (political assistants) S2(f) LGHA 1989 Political Assistant

6 Sensitive Posts Post to be Restricted Further guidance on interpretation Post at Hounslow Any person whose role involves giving advice on a regular basis to the authority, any committee / subcommittee / joint committee on which the authority is represented Giving advice providing advice to the authority itself (eg full council) or a committee, not just when an officer gives advice to elected members Any person whose role involves speaking on behalf of the authority on a regular basis to the media Advice information that is intended to influence the policy adopted by the council or any strategic decision made by or on behalf of the council Regular : more than occasional attendance at a committee included in the JD, undertaken as part of the postholder s normal duties undertaken on more than an occasional basis Speaking - Passing on information to a journalist, or broadcaster, either in written or verbal form, when it is reasonable to assume the postholder know the information is likely to be issued to the public Executive Director CAS Executive Director REDE Director ICT Director Finance & Corporate Services Director Customer Relations, Communications & Engagement Director Transformation Director Children s Safeguarding and Specialist Services Director Adult Safeguarding, Social Care & Health Head of Safeguarding & Quality Assurance (Adults) Head of Safeguarding, Quality Assurance & Development (Children s) Director Education & Early Intervention Director Joint commissioning Director Housing Director Public Health & Leisure Director Community Safety, Environment & Regulatory Services Director Strategic Planning, Regeneration & Economic Development Deputy Head of Communications Programme and Communication Manager Digital Communications and Design Manager

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