The Council's Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure these are efficient, transparent and accountable.
These are supplemented by a number of Key Documents, covering various procedures, codes of practice and public engagement.
Constitution - Part 1: Contents :
128.43 KB Constitution - Part 1: Introduction :
108.89 KB Constitution - Part 1: Councillors and Wards :
1018.61 KB Constitution - Part 3: Responsibility for Functions - Other Committees, Joint Committees :
323.55 KB Constitution - Part 3: Proper Officer Functions :
399.73 KB Constitution - Part 4: Rules of Procedure :
1011.33 KB Constitution - Part 5: Codes & Protocols :
588.51 KB Constitution - Part 6: Members Allowances Scheme :
229.04 KB Key Document: Employee Code of Conduct :
185.61 KB Key Document: Petitions Scheme :
216.03 KB Key Document: Public Question Time :
380.84 KB Key Document: Disciplinary Policy :
201.28 KB Key Document: Monitoring Officer Protocol :
402.09 KB Key Document: Press & PR Protocol :
334.17 KB 