Politically Restricted Posts (PoRPs)

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1 Politically Restricted Posts (PoRPs) The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, made some changes to the approach to identifying posts which are politically restricted as originally outlined in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 by removing the duty to maintain a list of posts earning above a nominated salary. With effect from 12 January 2010 politically restricted posts fall into two broad categories: specified posts and sensitive posts. The following is lifted from the 2009 Act. 1. Specified posts Legal Definition The Head of the Paid Service The statutory chief officers, (including the director of children's services and director of adult social services in England, and the chief education officer and director of social services in Wales, the director of public health, the chief officer of a fire brigade, the chief finance officer. Wigan Council Equivalent As at date below Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive Director for Adult Social Care & Health Director for Children and Families Director for Public Health

2 Non-statutory chief officers (officers reporting to the Head of Paid Service excluding secretarial/clerical support staff). Director for Customer Transformation Director for Environment Deputy chief officers (officers reporting to a Chief Officer excluding secretarial/clerical support staff). Assistant Director for Contracts Assistant Director for Finance Assistant Director for Leisure, Culture & Property Assistant Director for HR & OD Assistant Director for Reform & Transformation Assistant Director for Customer Services Assistant Director for ICT Strategic Partnership Assistant Director for Regulation Assistant Director for Trading Assistant Director for Infrastructure Assistant Director for Economic Development & Skills Assistant Director for Planning & Transport Assistant Director for Housing & Regeneration Assistant Director for Education Assistant Director for Targeted Services Assistant Director for Support & Safeguarding Assistant Director for Provider Mgt & Market Development Assistant Director for Early intervention & Prevention

3 The monitoring officer The Council s Monitoring Officer Assistant Director for Legal Services Officers exercising delegated powers, i.e. persons whose posts are for the time being specified by the authority in a list maintained in accordance with s 100G(2) of the LGA 1972 Chief Legal Officer Strategic Manager (Assets) Strategic Manager (Building and Facilities Management ) Service Manager Early Intervention & Prevention Service Manager Hospital Discharge & Health Service Manager Live Well, Public Health Service Manager Age Well, Public Health Traffic Manager (Infrastructure) Design Services Manager Asset Manager (Infrastructure) Wigan In Bloom Co-ordinator Waste Manager (Trading) Group Manager (Safer Environment) Group Manager (Community Protection & Licensing) Group Manager (Business Compliance & Improvement

4 Assistants to political groups. N/a All these post holders are politically restricted without rights of appeal for exemption to the local authority's standards committee (in England) or to the Independent Adjudicator to Local Authorities in Wales. 2. Sensitive posts A sensitive post is one which meets one or both of the following duties-related criteria: Legal Definition Giving advice on a regular basis to the authority itself, to any committee or sub-committee of the authority or to any joint committee on which the authority are represented; or where the authority are operating executive arrangements, to the executive of the authority; to any committee of that executive; or to any member of that executive who is also a member of the authority. Wigan Council Equivalent As at date below Democratic Services Manager Executive and Civic Support Manager Deputy Democratic Services Manager Executive & Civic Support Officer Executive & Civic Support Officer Mayoral Secretary Democratic Services/Scrutiny Officer Councillor Support Officer Democratic Services Assistant Assistant Democratic Services Officer Democratic Services Officer Project Coordinator (Democratic Services)

5 Speaking on behalf of the authority on a regular basis to journalists or broadcasters. Head of Public Relations Communications Manager Marketing & Campaigns Manager These post holders can appeal to the local standards committee (in England) or the Independent Adjudicator to Local Authorities in Wales to be exempted from the list, on the grounds that the authority has wrongly applied the criteria. Teachers, head-teachers and lecturers are all exempt from political restrictions under s2(10) LGHA, and will not be regarded as holding PoRPs whatever their role or remuneration level. 14 th April 2015