Constitution of the Council

The council's constitution sets out how we make decisions and the procedures we follow to ensure that these decisions are transparent.

Our constitution is broken up into 9 different parts. You can access these parts below:

Part 1 - Executive Summary

Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution

Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions

Part 4 - Rules of Procedure

Part 5 - Codes and Protocols

Part 5 Appendix 1 - Planning Protocol

Part 5 Appendix 2 - Independent Person Protocol

Part 6 - Councillor's Allowances

Part 7 - Management Structure

Part 8 - Standing Instructions to Authorised Officers

Part 9 - Financial rules