Agenda

Constitution - Tuesday, 26th March, 2024

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Items
No. Item

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Contents pdf icon PDF 371 KB

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Part 1 - INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY pdf icon PDF 341 KB

3.

Part 2 - ARTICLES

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Article 1 - The Council and the constitution pdf icon PDF 453 KB

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Article 2 - Councillors pdf icon PDF 388 KB

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Article 3 - Citizens and the Council pdf icon PDF 270 KB

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Article 4 - The Council meeting pdf icon PDF 279 KB

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Article 5 - The Leader and the Cabinet pdf icon PDF 295 KB

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Article 6 - Council Committee Structure pdf icon PDF 395 KB

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Article 7 - Joint Arrangements pdf icon PDF 320 KB

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Article 8 - The Chief Executive and other staff pdf icon PDF 298 KB

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Article 9 - Decision-making pdf icon PDF 277 KB

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Article 10 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters pdf icon PDF 141 KB

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Part 3 - THE FUNCTIONS SCHEME

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Section 1 Council Functions pdf icon PDF 363 KB

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Section 2 - Local Choice Functions pdf icon PDF 104 KB

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Section 3 - Committee Functions pdf icon PDF 154 KB

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Section 4 - Cabinet Functions pdf icon PDF 243 KB

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Section 5 - Scrutiny Function pdf icon PDF 388 KB

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Section 6 - Additional Arrangements pdf icon PDF 94 KB

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Section 7 - Officer Functions pdf icon PDF 379 KB

Additional documents:

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Part 4 - PROCEDURE RULES

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Section 1 - Council Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 299 KB

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Section 2 - Committee Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 423 KB

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Section 3 - Access to Information Rules pdf icon PDF 188 KB

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Section 4 - Budget and Policy Framework Rules pdf icon PDF 117 KB

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Section 5 - Contract Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 468 KB

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Section 6 - Financial Regulations pdf icon PDF 313 KB

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Section 7 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules pdf icon PDF 510 KB

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Part 5 - THE CODES AND GUIDANCE

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Section 1 - Councillor Code of Conduct pdf icon PDF 413 KB

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Section 2 - Employee's Code of Conduct pdf icon PDF 52 KB

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Section 3 - Protocol on Member and Officer Relations pdf icon PDF 213 KB

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Section 4 - Anti Fraud and Corruption - Whistleblowing Policy pdf icon PDF 606 KB

Additional documents:

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Section 5 - Monitoring Officer Protocol pdf icon PDF 299 KB

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Section 6 - Public Participation Guidance pdf icon PDF 284 KB

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Section 7 - Probity in Planning Guidance pdf icon PDF 225 KB

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PART 6

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Councillors Allowance Scheme pdf icon PDF 256 KB

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PART 7

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CABINET PORTFOLIOS, MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE pdf icon PDF 211 KB

Additional documents:

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

42a

Locality Board Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 323 KB

42b

Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 158 KB

42c

Employment Panel Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 109 KB

42d

Joint Consultative Committee for Teachers Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 101 KB

42e

Corporate Joint Consultative Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 105 KB

42f

Health & Safety Joint Consultative Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 13 KB

42g

Corporate Parenting Board Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 274 KB

42h

Youth Cabinet Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 125 KB

42i

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 111 KB

42j

Health Scrutiny Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 281 KB

42k

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 268 KB

42l

Licensing and Safety Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 250 KB

42m

Planning Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 247 KB

42n

Standards Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 196 KB

42o

Housing Advisory Board Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 269 KB

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PART 8

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Constitutional Review Timeline

Schedule for Review 2023/24

Item

Lead Officer

Member Code of Conduct

Julie Gallagher

Local Choice Functions

Ruth Whittingham

Anti-fraud and corruption - Whistleblowing policy

S151 Officer

Scheme of Delegations

Relevant Executive Director

Ethical Governance

Jacqui Dennis

Internal Governance Boards

Jacqui Dennis

Governance of Housing Arrangements

Jacqui Dennis/Kate Waterhouse