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Constitution - Thursday, 25th May, 2023

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Part 1 - Introduction and Explanation PDF 259 KB View item 1. as DOCX 140 KB
2.	Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution PDF 242 KB View item 2. as DOCX 137 KB
3.	Part 2 - Article 1 (County Councillors) PDF 237 KB View item 3. as DOCX 139 KB
4.	Part 2 - Article 2 (The Full Council) PDF 266 KB View item 4. as DOCX 142 KB
5.	Part 2 - Article 3 (The role of the Chair) PDF 125 KB View item 5. as DOCX 137 KB
6.	Part 2 - Article 4 (The Leader, the Cabinet, members of the Cabinet, Council Champions and Lead Members) PDF 261 KB View item 6. as DOCX 143 KB
7.	Part 2 - Article 5 (Overview and Scrutiny) PDF 288 KB View item 7. as DOCX 145 KB Additional documents: Annex 1 , item 7. PDF 237 KB View as DOCX (7./2) 141 KB
8.	Part 2 - Article 6 (This Article is currently unused)
9.	Part 2 - Article 7 (Other Committees of the Council) PDF 504 KB View item 9. as DOCX 193 KB
10.	Part 2 - Article 8 (Citizens Rights) PDF 272 KB View item 10. as DOCX 142 KB
11.	Part 2 - Article 9 (Officers) PDF 222 KB View item 11. as DOCX 140 KB
12.	Appendix A - Scheme of Delegation to Cabinet Members PDF 275 KB View item 12. as DOCX 147 KB
13.	Appendix B - Scheme of Delegation to Heads of Service PDF 210 KB View item 13. as DOCX 148 KB
14.	Appendix C - Procedural Standing Orders (Section A - General and Introduction) PDF 154 KB View item 14. as DOCX 144 KB
14a	Appendix C - Procedural Standing Orders (Section B - Full Council) PDF 387 KB View item 14a as DOCX 179 KB
14b	Appendix C - Procedural Standing Orders (Section C - Cabinet and Cabinet Committees) PDF 346 KB View item 14b as DOCX 168 KB
14c	Appendix C - Procedural Standing Orders (Section D - Committees) PDF 352 KB View item 14c as DOCX 153 KB
14d	Appendix C - Procedural Standing Orders (Section E - Overview and Scrutiny) PDF 171 KB View item 14d as DOCX 148 KB
15.	Appendix D - Financial Regulations PDF 204 KB View item 15. as DOCX 155 KB
16.	Appendix E - Members' and Co-opted Members' Code of Conduct PDF 311 KB View item 16. as DOCX 153 KB
17.	Appendix F - Code of Conduct for Employees PDF 314 KB View item 17. as DOCX 153 KB
18.	Appendix G - Details of County Councillors and Co-opted Members and Membership of Committees PDF 62 KB View item 18. as DOCX 136 KB
19.	Appendix H - Access to Information Procedure Rules PDF 273 KB View item 19. as DOCX 147 KB
20.	Appendix I - Members' Allowance Scheme PDF 359 KB View item 20. as DOCX 165 KB
21.	Appendix J - Officer Management Structure PDF 517 KB
22.	Appendix K - Corporate Complaints Procedure PDF 372 KB View item 22. as DOCX 162 KB
23.	Appendix L - Protocol on County Councillor/Officer Relations PDF 289 KB View item 23. as DOCX 155 KB
24.	Appendix M - (This Appendix is not currently in use)
25.	Appendix N - Protocol of Good Practice on Development Control Matters PDF 217 KB View item 25. as DOCX 159 KB
26.	Appendix O - Council Petition Scheme PDF 239 KB View item 26. as DOCX 141 KB
27.	Appendix P - Protocol on reporting on and recording meetings of the County Council PDF 159 KB View item 27. as DOCX 141 KB
28.	Appendix Q - Protocol on the Disclosure of Confidential Information for Members of the County Council PDF 134 KB View item 28. as DOCX 139 KB
29.	Appendix R - Procurement Rules PDF 480 KB View item 29. as DOCX 213 KB
30.	Appendix S - Political Management Structure PDF 280 KB View item 30. as DOCX 164 KB
31.	Constitution Summary Document PDF 334 KB View item 31. as DOCX 380 KB This summary is only a guide to the county council’s constitution, and does not form part of it.