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Available downloads
The Council's Constitution
- Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (PDF - 420.63 KB)
- Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution (PDF - 483.37 KB)
- Part 3 - Responsibilities for Functions (PDF - 249.5 KB)
- Part 3.2 - Scheme of Delegation (PDF - 751.54 KB)
- Part 4.1 - Council's Procedure Rules (Standing Orders) (PDF - 348.28 KB)
- Part 4.2 - Access to Information Procedure Rules (PDF - 306.02 KB)
- Part 4.3 - Financial Procedure Rules (PDF - 397.64 KB)
- Part 4.4 - Scrutiny Procedure (PDF - 2.88 KB)
- Part 4.6 -Contract Procedure Rules (PDF - 350.78 KB)
- Part 4.7 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules (PDF - 251.92 KB)
- Part 5.1 - Councillors' Code of Conduct (PDF - 229.85 KB)
- Part 5.2 - Officer Code of Conduct (PDF - 143.48 KB)
- Part 5.3 - A Protocol for Member Officer Relations (PDF - 359.8 KB)
- Part 5.4 - Code of Practice for Planning Procedures. Please note that Part 5.5 has been amalgamated into Part 5.4 (PDF - 226.13 KB)
- Part 5.6 - Protocol for Members on Confidentiality (PDF - 210.19 KB)
- Part 5.7 - Code of Practice - Licensing Procedures (PDF - 245.74 KB)
- Part 5.8 - Protocol for the Monitoring Officer (PDF - 145.5 KB)
- Part 5.9 - Appointment of Honorary Aldermen (PDF - 312.22 KB)
- Part 6 - Members' Allowances Scheme 2018/19 (PDF - 403.44 KB)
- Part 7 - A Guide to the Council's Officer Structure (PDF - 312.29 KB)
- Part 8 - Terms of Reference of Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and Working Parties (PDF - 489.08 KB)
- Part 9 - Procedure for Assessment (PDF - 403.82 KB)
- Filming, photographing and audio recording at Council Meetings (PDF - 14.4 KB)
Information about committees
- Terms of Reference of Committees, Sub-Committees, Working Parties and Panels (PDF - 508.3 KB)
- Committee structure (PDF - 32.77 KB)
- Representation on outside bodies 2019/20 (PDF - 260.99 KB)