The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014
These Regulations require a decision-making officer to produce a written record of any decision which would otherwise have been taken by the relevant council, or a committee, sub-committee of that council, but it has been delegated to an officer and the effect of the decision is to;
(i) grant a permission or licence;
(ii) affect the rights of an individual, or
(iii) award a contract or incur expenditure which, in either case, materially affects the council’s financial position.