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Part 1 - The Structure of the Council
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Section 1 - Overview PDF 12 KB
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Section 2 - Members of the Council PDF 18 KB
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Section 3 - The Council Meeting PDF 14 KB
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Section 4 - The Executive PDF 20 KB
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Section 5 - Regulatory and Other Committees PDF 14 KB
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Section 6 - The Standards Committee PDF 17 KB
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Section 7 - Champions PDF 19 KB
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Section 8 - Joint Arrangements PDF 20 KB
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Section 9 - Officers' Roles and Statutory Officer Functions PDF 29 KB
Part 2 - Responsibility for Decisions
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Section 1 - Introduction PDF 13 KB
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Section 2 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions PDF 21 KB
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Section 3 - Functions of the Council PDF 20 KB
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Section 4 - Responsibility for Non-Executive Functions PDF 31 KB
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Section 5 - Responsibility for Executive Functions PDF 54 KB
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Section 6 - Powers Exercisable by Officers PDF 38 KB
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Table 1 - Delegation to Officers PDF 68 KB
Part 3 - Overview & Scrutiny
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Section 2 - Overview & Scrutiny Commission PDF 19 KB
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Section 3 - Overview & Scrutiny Panels PDF 17 KB
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Section 4 - Conduct of Proceedings PDF 10 KB
Part 4 - The Way in which the Council Operates
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Section 1 - Introduction PDF 17 KB
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Section 2 - Principles of Decision Making PDF 25 KB
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Section 3 - Council Procedure Rules PDF 70 KB
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Annex - Scheme for Public Participation at Meetings of the Council PDF 36 KB
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Annex - Overview and Scrutiny Public Participation Scheme PDF 32 KB
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Annex - Protocol for Photography, Audio/Visual Recording and Use of Social Media at Council and Committee Meetings PDF 21 KB
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Section 4 - Committee Procedure Rules PDF 65 KB
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Annex - Rules of debate diagram PDF 22 KB
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Section 5 - Access to Information Procedure Rules PDF 69 KB
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Section 6 - Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules PDF 40 KB
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Section 7 - Executive Procedure Rules PDF 29 KB
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Section 8 - Protocol for Executive Decision Making by Members under Executive Arrangements PDF 55 KB
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Section 9 - Overview & Scrutiny Procedure Rules PDF 55 KB
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Section 10 - Financial Regulations PDF 233 KB
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Section 11 - Contract Standing Orders PDF 103 KB
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Section 12 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules PDF 33 KB
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Section 13 - Code of Conduct for Members and Co-Opted Members PDF 54 KB
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Section 14 - Employees' Code of Conduct PDF 67 KB
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Section 15 - Member and Officer Protocol PDF 74 KB
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Section 16 - Protocol for Members in Dealing with Planning Matters PDF 57 KB
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Section 17 - Legal Proceedings Etc PDF 17 KB
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Section 18 - Leader and Chief Executive Protocol PDF 31 KB
Part 5 - Citizens and the Council
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Citizens and the Council PDF 18 KB
Part 6 - Members' Allowances
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Members' Allowances PDF 59 KB
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Schedule 1 - Special Responsibility Allowances PDF 19 KB
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Schedule 2 - Approved Duties for Travel and Subsistence Allowances PDF 19 KB
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Schedule 3 - Pension Policy Framework for Councillors PDF 14 KB
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Schedule 4 - Approved Conferences PDF 18 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 20 KB