Our constitution, which governs how the council works, is a lengthy document which is amended from time to time. We have split it up into manageable sections.

• Part 1 - Summary and Explanation
• Part 2 - District Articles
• Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions
  • Annexe 1 Powers and Duties of Committees
  • Annexe 2 Officer Delegations
  • Annexe 3 Delegations to Councillors and Role of Lead Members
  • Annexe 4 Joint Arrangements
• Part 4 - Rules of Procedure
  • Council Procedure Rules
  • Access to Information Procedure Rules
  • Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules
  • Financial Procedure Rules
    • Schedule 1 Retention of Accounting Records
  • Officer Procedure Rules
  • Contract Procedure Rules
• Part 5 - Codes and Protocols:
  • Members Code of Conduct
  • Employees Code of Conduct, and Protocols
  • Register of Interests Form
• Part 6 - Members Allowance Scheme 
• Part 7 - Members Role Descriptions

The full Constitution is available as a pdf to download:

• Full Constitution - May 2019 v.11 updated Feb 2023