Agenda

Constitution - Friday, 18 August 2023

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Items
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Part 1 - The Structure of the Council

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Section 1 - Overview pdf icon PDF 43 KB

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Section 2 - Members of the Council pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Section 3 - The Council Meeting pdf icon PDF 48 KB

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Section 4 - The Executive pdf icon PDF 57 KB

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Section 5 - Regulatory and Other Committees pdf icon PDF 46 KB

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Section 6 - Champions pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Section 7 - Joint Arrangements pdf icon PDF 56 KB

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Section 8 - Officers' Roles and Statutory Officer Functions pdf icon PDF 78 KB

Part 2 - Responsibility for Decisions

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Section 1 - Introduction pdf icon PDF 49 KB

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Section 2 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions pdf icon PDF 66 KB

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Section 3 - Functions of the Council pdf icon PDF 63 KB

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Section 4 - Responsibility for Non-Executive Functions pdf icon PDF 78 KB

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Section 5 - Responsibility for Executive Functions pdf icon PDF 102 KB

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Section 6 - Powers Exercisable by Officers pdf icon PDF 80 KB

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Table 1 - Delegation to Officers pdf icon PDF 114 KB

Part 3 - Overview & Scrutiny

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Section 1 - Introduction pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Section 2 - Overview & Scrutiny Commission pdf icon PDF 47 KB

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Section 3 - Overview & Scrutiny Panels pdf icon PDF 58 KB

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Section 4 - Conduct of Proceedings pdf icon PDF 40 KB

Part 4 - The Way in which the Council Operates

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Section 1 - Introduction pdf icon PDF 48 KB

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Section 2 - Principles of Decision Making pdf icon PDF 61 KB

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Section 3 - Council Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 135 KB

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Annex - Scheme for Public Participation at Meetings of the Council pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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Annex - Overview and Scrutiny Public Participation Scheme pdf icon PDF 89 KB

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Annex - Guidance for Filming, Audio-Recording, Photographing and Using Social Media at Council and Committee Meetings pdf icon PDF 80 KB

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Annex - Remote meetings protocol and procedure rules pdf icon PDF 78 KB

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Section 4 - Committee Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 129 KB

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Annex - Rules of debate diagram pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Section 5 - Access to Information Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 128 KB

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Section 6 - Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 75 KB

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Section 7 - Executive Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 73 KB

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Section 8 - Protocol for Executive Decision Making by Members under Executive Arrangements pdf icon PDF 106 KB

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Section 9 - Overview & Scrutiny Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 93 KB

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Section 10 - Financial Regulations pdf icon PDF 283 KB

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Section 11 - Contract Standing Orders pdf icon PDF 132 KB

Additional documents:

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Section 12 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 81 KB

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Section 13 - Code of Conduct for Members and Co-Opted Members pdf icon PDF 109 KB

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Section 14 - Employees' Code of Conduct pdf icon PDF 117 KB

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Section 15 - Member and Officer Protocol pdf icon PDF 114 KB

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Section 16 - Protocol for Members in Dealing with Planning Matters pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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Section 17 - Legal Proceedings Etc pdf icon PDF 48 KB

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Section 18 - Leader and Chief Executive Protocol pdf icon PDF 72 KB

Part 5 - Citizens and the Council

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Citizens and the Council pdf icon PDF 53 KB

Part 6 - Members' Allowances

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Members' Allowances pdf icon PDF 167 KB

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Schedule 1 - Special Responsibility Allowances pdf icon PDF 57 KB

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Schedule 2 - Approved Duties for Travel and Subsistence Allowances pdf icon PDF 54 KB

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Schedule 3 - Approved Conferences pdf icon PDF 58 KB

Part 7 - Review, Revision, Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution

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Review, Revision, Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution pdf icon PDF 54 KB