Annex C - Authorisation levels

Who? Annual Budget Expenditure (Purchase Invoice) Borrowings Leases/HP Contracts Capital Programme
[Note 19]
Council Final approval Final approval Over £5 million
Finance Committee Recommends Recommends £2 million to £5 million
The Vice-Chancellor Under £2 million
Finance Director Over £50,000 (countersign) Over £10,000 in value
Head of Budget Centre and Budget Unit Virement in area of responsibility only Over £25,000 Under £10,000 in value
Budget holders (with delegated powers) Under £25,000 (max.)

[Note 19 - ref] All capital programme proposals are to be submitted via the Sifting Group. For further details, please refer to the paper on Capital Project Planning, Evaluation, Prioritisation and Approval Processes.