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Delegating Authority to issue and defend legal proceedings
26/11/2025 - Delegating Authority to issue and defend legal proceedings
In accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1972
provides that “Any member or officer of a local authority who
is authorised by that authority to prosecute or defend on their
behalf, or to appear on their behalf in, proceedings before a
magistrates’ court shall be entitled to prosecute or defend
or to appear in any such proceedings and under section 2.35.5 of
the Constitution the Head of Legal & Democratic Services hereby
approves and delegates authority to Bethany Marwood (Revenue
Officer – Recovery) the power to:-
Institute and conduct all civil and criminal proceedings by the
Council in the Magistrates’ Court only in so far as relevant
to her role.