It was not an abuse of power by a local authority who had been asked to pay the costs of its officers and members successfully defending themselves against an action by the district auditor for malpractice, first to verify that it had any legal duty or power to provide such an indemnity. However such an indemnity would be good administrative policy. As a policy the authority retained the discretion as to the terms of its implementation.
Citations:
Times 13-Jun-2000
Local Government, Administrative
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85607
