Legal and Governance
Assistant Director, Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer)
Suzanne Antrobus - Assistant Director, Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer).
Email: suzanne.antrobus@rochdale.gov.uk
The postholder is responsible for Legal Services, democratic services, governance, audit and risk, information governance, corporate complaints and elections.
The Monitoring Officer is a statutory appointment under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Responsibilities of the Monitoring Officer include:
- Reporting to the council and to the Cabinet in any case where they are of the opinion that any proposal or decision of the authority has given rise to or is likely to or would give rise to any illegality, maladministration or breach of statutory code under Sections 5 and 5A of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (LGHA 89).
- Investigating any matter which they have reason to believe may constitute, or where they have received an allegation that matter may constitute, reportable incident under Sections 5 and 5A of the LGHA 89.
- Acting as the principal adviser to the authority's Hearings Sub-Committee and Audit and Governance Committee in respect of standards and conduct issues.
- Maintaining the register of members' interests.
- Acting as the Proper Officer for the preparation, publication and retention of records of decisions taken by or on behalf of the council and the executive.
- Undertaking, with others, investigations in accordance with the council's whistleblowing procedures.
More about the Monitoring Officer role in the council constitution