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Constitution - Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Items
No.	Item
	Part 1 - The Structure of the Council
1.	Section 1 - Overview PDF 32 KB
2.	Section 2 - Members of the Council PDF 44 KB
3.	Section 3 - The Council Meeting PDF 37 KB
4.	Section 4 - The Executive PDF 44 KB
5.	Section 5 - Regulatory and Other Committees PDF 35 KB
6.	Section 6 - The Standards Committee PDF 49 KB
7.	Section 7 - Champions PDF 44 KB
8.	Section 8 - Joint Arrangements PDF 45 KB
9.	Section 9 - Officers' Roles and Statutory Officer Functions PDF 59 KB
	Part 2 - Responsibility for Decisions
10.	Section 1 - Introduction PDF 35 KB
11.	Section 2 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions PDF 49 KB
12.	Section 3 - Functions of the Council PDF 48 KB
13.	Section 4 - Responsibility for Non-Executive Functions PDF 61 KB
14.	Section 5 - Responsibility for Executive Functions PDF 78 KB
15.	Section 6 - Powers Exercisable by Officers PDF 75 KB
16.	Table 1 - Delegation to Officers PDF 94 KB
	Part 3 - Overview & Scrutiny
17.	Section 1 - Introduction PDF 36 KB
18.	Section 2 - Overview & Scrutiny Commission PDF 50 KB
19.	Section 3 - Overview & Scrutiny Panels PDF 43 KB
20.	Section 4 - Conduct of Proceedings PDF 29 KB
	Part 4 - The Way in which the Council Operates
21.	Section 1 - Introduction PDF 39 KB
22.	Section 2 - Principles of Decision Making PDF 51 KB
23.	Section 3 - Council Procedure Rules PDF 102 KB
24.	Annex - Scheme for Public Participation at Meeting of the Council PDF 65 KB
25.	Section 4 - Access to Information Procedure Rules PDF 90 KB
26.	Section 5 - Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules PDF 70 KB
27.	Section 6 - Executive Procedure Rules PDF 52 KB
28.	Section 7 - Protocol for Executive Decision Making by Members under Executive Arrangements PDF 110 KB
29.	Section 8 - Overview & Scrutiny Procedure Rules PDF 90 KB
30.	Section 9 - Financial Regulations PDF 294 KB
31.	Section 10 - Contract Standing Orders PDF 112 KB
32.	Section 11 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules PDF 67 KB
33.	Section 12 - Members' Code of Conduct PDF 70 KB
34.	Section 13 - Officers' Code of Conduct PDF 100 KB
35.	Section 14 - Member and Officer Protocol PDF 106 KB
36.	Section 15 - Protocol for Members in Dealing with Planning Matters PDF 119 KB
37.	Section 16 - Legal Proceedings Etc PDF 38 KB
38.	Section 17 - Leader and Chief Executive Protocol PDF 57 KB View the background to item 38.
	Part 5 - Citizens and the Council
39.	Citizens and the Council PDF 42 KB
	Part 6 - Members' Allowances
40.	Members' Allowances PDF 95 KB
41.	Schedule 1 - Special Responsibility Allowances PDF 44 KB
42.	Schedule 2 - Approved Duties for Travel and Subsistence Allowances PDF 42 KB
43.	Schedule 3 - Pension Policy Framework for Councillors PDF 35 KB
44.	Schedule 4 - Approved Conferences PDF 46 KB
	Part 7 - Review, Revision, Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution
45.	Review, Revision, Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution PDF 44 KB