TfN’s Constitution provides senior officers with powers
to take delegated decisions where necessary, and the Chief
Executive’s powers are wide enough to allow him to take
decisions on any urgent matter in the interests of TfN which is not specifically reserved to Board
itself, having consulted with the Chair or members by such method
as he may determine. Whilst formal decision making meetings must
now be held in person, Covid-19 legal restrictions also remain in
place, so this meeting is convened not as a formal Board meeting
with personal attendance by members and public, but as a
“virtual” consultation meeting following which the
Chief Executive may take whatever decisions are necessary having
consulted with members. In all other respects, today’s
meeting has been set up to comply with other legal requirements
which apply to Board meetings, and the public can view it online,
both live and after the meeting.