Council Constitution
This constitution was ratified at the Annual Council meeting on 13 May 2008.
The following documents are in PDF format 
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- Contents (172 KB)
- Summary and Explanation (86 KB)
Articles of the constitution:
- Article 1 – The Constitution (14 KB)
- Article 2 – Members of the Council (33 KB)
- Article 3 – Citizens and the Council (20 KB)
- Article 4 – The Full Council (41 KB)
- Article 5 – Chairing the Council (20 KB)
- Article 6 – Overview and Scrutiny Committees (34 KB)
- Article 7 – The Executive (26 KB)
- Article 8 – Regulatory and other Committees (20 KB)
- Article 9 – The Standards Committee (28 KB)
- Article 10 – Area Committees and Forums and Local Strategic Partnerships (38 KB)
- Article 11 – Joint Arrangements (24 KB)
- Article 12 – Officers (44 KB)
- Article 13 – Decision Making (26 KB)
- Article 14 – Finance, Contracts, Land Disposal and Legal Matters (32 KB)
- Article 15 – Review and Revision of the Constitution Constitution (15 KB)
- Article 16 – Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution (19 KB)
- Schedule 1 – Description of Executive Arrangement (13 KB)
- Responsibility for Functions (including the Pension Fund Governance Compliance Statement) (256 KB) - amendment to Leader's Scheme of Delegation - July 2008.
Council Procedure Rules:
- Section 1 – The Council (128 KB)
- Section 2 – Committees and Sub-Committees (102 KB)
- Section 3 – Panels and Consultative Bodies (169 KB)
- Section 4 – Public Participation (62 KB)
- Access to Information Procedure Rules (73 KB)
- Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (42 KB)
- Executive Procedure Rules (34 KB)
- Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (94 KB)
- Financial Regulations (155 KB)
- Contracts Procedure Rules (216 KB)
- Management of Real Estate, Property and Land Rules (42 KB)
- Officer Employment Procedure Rules (24 KB)
Codes and Protocols:
- Members’ Code of Conduct (40 KB)
- Members Licensing Code of Practice (42 KB)
- Members' Planning Code of Conduct (178 KB)
- Officers’ Code of Conduct (36 KB)
- Protocols for Member-Officer Relations (88 KB)
Members Allowances Scheme (69 KB) amended July 2008.
Management Structure Chart (566 KB)
