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Contents PDF 216 KB
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Part 1 - INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY PDF 176 KB
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Part 2 - ARTICLES
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Article 1 - The Council and the constitution PDF 174 KB
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Article 2 - Councillors PDF 165 KB
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Article 3 - Citizens and the Council PDF 105 KB
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Article 4 - The Council meeting PDF 119 KB
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Article 5 - The Leader and the Cabinet PDF 98 KB
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Article 6 - Council Committee Structure PDF 148 KB
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Article 7 - Joint Arrangements PDF 120 KB
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Article 8 - The Chief Executive and other staff PDF 99 KB
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Article 9 - Decision-making PDF 87 KB
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Article 10 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters PDF 25 KB
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Part 3 - THE FUNCTIONS SCHEME
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Section 1 Council Functions PDF 218 KB
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Section 2 - Local Choice Functions PDF 161 KB
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Section 3 - Committee Functions PDF 111 KB
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Section 4 - Cabinet Functions PDF 125 KB
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Section 5 - Scrutiny Function PDF 216 KB
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Section 6 - Additional Arrangements PDF 56 KB
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Section 7 - Officer Functions PDF 227 KB
Additional documents:
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Part 4 - PROCEDURE RULES
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Section 1 - Council Procedure Rules PDF 204 KB
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Section 2 - Committee Procedure Rules PDF 259 KB
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Section 3 - Access to Information Rules PDF 132 KB
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Section 4 - Budget and Policy Framework Rules PDF 82 KB
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Section 5 - Contract Procedure Rules PDF 244 KB
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Section 6 - Financial Regulations PDF 908 KB
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Section 7 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules PDF 270 KB
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Part 5 - THE CODES AND GUIDANCE
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Section 1 - Councillor Code of Conduct PDF 231 KB
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Section 2 - Employee's Code of Conduct PDF 139 KB
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Section 3 - Protocol on Member and Officer Relations PDF 117 KB
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Section 4 - Anti Fraud and Corruption - Whistleblowing Policy PDF 371 KB
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Section 5 - Monitoring Officer Protocol PDF 154 KB
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Section 6 - Public Participation Guidance PDF 207 KB
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Section 7 - Probity in Planning Guidance PDF 470 KB
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PART 6
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Councillors Allowance Scheme PDF 154 KB
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PART 7
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CABINET PORTFOLIOS, MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE AND COUNCIL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE PDF 83 KB
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
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Locality Board Terms of Reference PDF 203 KB
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Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference PDF 97 KB
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Employment Panel Terms of Reference PDF 66 KB
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Joint Consultative Committee for Teachers Terms of Reference PDF 62 KB
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Corporate Joint Consultative Committee Terms of Reference PDF 69 KB
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Health & Safety Joint Consultative Committee Terms of Reference PDF 17 KB
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Corporate Parenting Board Terms of Reference PDF 145 KB
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Youth Cabinet Terms of Reference PDF 106 KB
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Overview and Scrutiny Committee Terms of Reference PDF 67 KB
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Health Scrutiny Committee Terms of Reference PDF 143 KB
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Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee PDF 136 KB
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Licensing and Safety Committee Terms of Reference PDF 131 KB
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Planning Committee Terms of Reference PDF 128 KB
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Northern Gateway Joint Committee Terms of Reference PDF 129 KB
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Standards Committee Terms of Reference PDF 97 KB
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Housing Advisory Board Terms of Reference PDF 119 KB
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Audit Committee Terms of Reference PDF 401 KB
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PART 8
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Constitutional Review Timeline
Schedule for Review 2026/27
Item
Lead Officer
Financial Regulations
Director of Finance
Proposed legislative changes – Hybrid meetings, proxy voting
Director of Law and Governance
Code of conduct – Annual review & legislative proposals to changes to the standards regime
Licensing Committee delegations
Assistant Director of Strategy, Planning and Development
Council procedure rules
Governance, Elections and Land Charges Manager / Director of Law and Governance
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