The council's constitution sets out:
- how the council operates
- how decisions are made
- the procedures that are followed to ensure that decisions are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people
Some of these processes are required by the law, while others are a matter for us to choose.
View documents in our constitution
PART 1 SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION
- 1A: Summary and Explanation
PART 2 ARTICLES
- 2A: Articles 1-16
PART 3 ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- 3A: Matters Reversed to the Council and Terms of Reference and Delegation of Duties to Committees and Sub-Committees of the Council (agreed 2024)
- 3A-1: Addendum to the Terms of Reference – Functions not to be the responsibility of the Executive
- 3A-2 Local Choice Functions
- 3B: Leaders Scheme of Delegation for Cabinet Member Functions (Terms of Reference and Delegation of Duties to the Cabinet, Portfolio Holders Advisory Panels and Consultative Forums)
- 3C: Delegations to Officers
PART 4 RULES OF PROCEDURE (STANDING ORDERS)
- 4A: Council Procedure Rules
- 4B: Committee Procedure Rules
- 4C: Overview and Scrutiny Rules
- 4D: Cabinet Procedure Rules
- 4E: Access to Information Procedure Rules
- 4F: Contract Procedure Rules
- 4G: Finance Procedures and Regulations
- 4G –1: Addendum to Financial Procedures - Financial Schedule
- 4H: Members Complaints Procedures
- 4I: Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules
- 4J - Officer Employment Procedure Rules
PART 5 CODES AND PROTOCOLS
- 5A: Members Code of Conduct
- 5B: Gifts and Hospitality Protocol
- 5C: Protocol on Councillor - Officer Relations
PART 6 MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME
- 6A: Special Responsibility Allowances
PART 7 SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS
- 7A: Petitions Scheme
- 7B: Planning Code
- 7C: Licensing Code
- 7D: Access to information
The Members Code of Conduct in this constitution came into operation on 2 March 2021. The rest of this constitution came into operation on 5 May 2021.
