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Constitution Contents

• Constitution Contents

Constitution Part 1: summary and explanation

• Summary and Explanation

Constitution Part 2: articles of the constitution

• Area Committees
• Chairing the Council
• Citizens and the Council
• Decision Making
• Description of the Executive Arrangements
• Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters
• Joint Arrangements
• Members of the Council
• Monitoring Officer Protocol
• Officers
• Overview and Scrutiny Committees
• Regulatory and Other Committees
• Review and Revision of the Constitution
• Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution
• The Cabinet
• The Constitution
• The Full Council
• The Standards Committee

Constitution Part 3: Responsibility for Functions

• Appendix A Constitution 4.1
• Cabinet and Council Appointments to Outside Bodies
• Cabinet Members - "Portfolio Holders"
• Membership of Cabinet, Committees, Sub-Committees, Forums and Working Groups
• Proper Officer Provisions and Scheme of Delegation to Chief Officers
• Responsibility for Functions
• Scheme of Delegation to Cabinet Members

Constitution Part 4: Rules of Procedure

• Access to Information Procedure Rules
• Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules
• Cabinet Procedure Rules
• Contracts Procedure Rules
• Council Meeting as an Assembly Procedure Rules
• Council Procedure Rules
• Financial Procedures
• Financial Regulations
• Members Update Procedure Rules - Information Items
• Officer Employment Procedure Rules
• Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules
• Regulatory Committee Procedure Rules
• Procedure for the public and applicants who wish to speak at the Planning Committee on Planning Applications that might affect them

Constitution Part 5: Codes and Protocols

• Code of Conduct - Protocol - Conflicts of Interest Protocol - LSVT
• Conventions for the Management of Council Business
• Members' Code of Conduct
• Officers' Code of Conduct
• Protocol on Member/Officer Relations
• Planning Code of Good Practice
• Protocol on the Use of ICT by Members
• Whistleblowing Code
• Indemnity 1996

Constitution Part 6: Members' Allowances Scheme

• Members Allowances Scheme & Guidance

Constitution Part 7: Management Structure

• Management Structure