Return of remaining functions to Rotherham
Directions issued to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council returning all remaining functions.
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The letter from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government outlines a revised intervention package.
The Directions return all remaining functions to the council to exercise.
The Directions have been made by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 and the Secretary of State for Education under section 497A(4B) of the Education Act 1996.
An accompanying explanatory memorandum sets out the circumstances in which these Directions have been made, the reasons for exercising these powers and the implications of the Directions for the authority.
Also attached is the representation the Secretary of State received from the authority.
See documents relating to the Secretary of State’s ‘minded to’ decision and documents relating to the original intervention.
Information about the work of the Commissioners can be found on the Commissioners’ web pages on the Rotherham council website.