Decisions set out in the book have been made under delegated powers by the Chief Executive, Executive Directors or the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, in consultation either with the relevant committee or Lead Councillor.

The Decision Book process has been altered to suspend the current Councillors’ call-in arrangements within the 10-day period after its publication and replace it with the ability during that period for three Councillors to request a retrospective review of the decision in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The decision book can be accessed on the Council’s website – www.reading.gov.uk/decisionbooks.

The officer reports accompanying the decisions are attached..

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This report sets out decisions that have been taken as a matter of urgency in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic under the Chief Executive’s delegated authority to protect the Council’s interest in the current emergency.

The report sets out in Appendix A decisions that have been taken or will be implemented to support and protect the most vulnerable and isolated people in our communities; and to support businesses and the local economy, and secure Reading’s economic recovery, in accordance with the refocused Corporate priorities.

It is the decision of the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to implement and record the decisions taken in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic set out in Appendix A, with the purpose of protecting the most vulnerable and isolated people in our communities and supporting businesses to preserve the local economy.

It is the decision of the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to publish the log of service closures and changes set out in Appendix B for information.