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Constitution - Thursday, 26 February 2026

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No.	Item
	Revisions approved at Council meeting of 26 February 2026
1.	Summary and Explanation PDF 3 KB View item 1. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 1. Additional documents: Part1 Constitution Summary and Explanation , item 1. PDF 223 KB View as HTML (1./2) 34 KB
2.	Articles of the Constitution PDF 3 KB View item 2. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 2. Additional documents: Article1 The Constitution , item 2. PDF 204 KB View as HTML (2./2) 15 KB Article2 The Council and its Members , item 2. PDF 194 KB View as HTML (2./3) 16 KB Article3 The Public and the Council , item 2. PDF 188 KB View as HTML (2./4) 18 KB Article4 TheCouncil , item 2. PDF 216 KB View as HTML (2./5) 25 KB Article5 The Mayor , item 2. PDF 178 KB View as HTML (2./6) 10 KB Article6 The Leader , item 2. PDF 177 KB View as HTML (2./7) 8 KB Article7 Strategic Regulatory Committees , item 2. PDF 194 KB View as HTML (2./8) 13 KB Article8 The Standards Committee , item 2. PDF 202 KB View as HTML (2./9) 14 KB Article9 Joint Arrangements , item 2. PDF 119 KB View as HTML (2./10) 12 KB Article10 Officers , item 2. PDF 205 KB View as HTML (2./11) 29 KB Article11 Decision making , item 2. PDF 198 KB View as HTML (2./12) 17 KB Article12 Finance Contracts and Legal Matters , item 2. PDF 183 KB View as HTML (2./13) 8 KB Article13 Review and Revision of the Constitution , item 2. PDF 183 KB View as HTML (2./14) 7 KB Article14 Suspension Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution , item 2. PDF 194 KB View as HTML (2./15) 10 KB
3.	Responsibility for Functions PDF 3 KB View item 3. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 3. Additional documents: Part3a Introduction to the Scheme of Delegations , item 3. PDF 139 KB View as HTML (3./2) 29 KB Part3b Terms of Reference , item 3. PDF 556 KB View as HTML (3./3) 203 KB Part3c Delegations in Consultation with Chair and Vice Chair , item 3. PDF 128 KB View as HTML (3./4) 28 KB Part3d Delegations to Officers , item 3. PDF 406 KB View as HTML (3./5) 280 KB Part3d AppendixA Employment Policies Procedures and Arrangements , item 3. PDF 116 KB View as HTML (3./6) 14 KB Part3e Proper Officer Functions , item 3. PDF 137 KB View as HTML (3./7) 56 KB Part3f Roles of Different Councillors , item 3. PDF 126 KB View as HTML (3./8) 33 KB
4.	Procedural Rules PDF 3 KB View item 4. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 4. Additional documents: Part4a Council Standing Orders , item 4. PDF 429 KB View as HTML (4./2) 187 KB Part4a Council Standing Orders Rules of Debate , item 4. PDF 13 KB View as HTML (4./3) 16 KB Part4b Scrutiny Call in procedure , item 4. PDF 315 KB View as HTML (4./4) 18 KB Part4b Scrutiny pro forma appendix , item 4. PDF 197 KB View as HTML (4./5) 19 KB Part4c Substitution Scheme , item 4. PDF 115 KB View as HTML (4./6) 19 KB Part4d Financial Regulations , item 4. PDF 499 KB View as HTML (4./7) 302 KB Part4e Contract Standing Orders , item 4. PDF 837 KB View as HTML (4./8) 194 KB Part4f Officer employment procedure rules , item 4. PDF 297 KB View as HTML (4./9) 19 KB Part4g Access to Information Rules , item 4. PDF 227 KB View as HTML (4./10) 42 KB Part4h Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules , item 4. PDF 126 KB View as HTML (4./11) 25 KB Part4i Procedure Rules Working Groups and Task and Finish Groups , item 4. PDF 152 KB View as HTML (4./12) 27 KB
5.	Codes and Protocols PDF 3 KB View item 5. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 5. Additional documents: Part5a Councillor Code of Conduct LGA Model , item 5. PDF 293 KB View as HTML (5./2) 111 KB Part5b Staff Code of Conduct , item 5. PDF 136 KB View as HTML (5./3) 49 KB Part5c1 Member Officer Relations Protocol , item 5. PDF 266 KB View as HTML (5./4) 64 KB Part5c2 - Protocol on Relations Between Members , item 5. PDF 226 KB View as HTML (5./5) 37 KB Part5c Annex Press and media protocol , item 5. PDF 91 KB Part5d Planning Code , item 5. PDF 172 KB View as HTML (5./7) 57 KB Part5d Planning Code Appendix A Site Visits , item 5. PDF 186 KB View as HTML (5./8) 10 KB Part5d Planning Code Appendix B Public Speaking , item 5. PDF 9 KB View as HTML (5./9) 13 KB Part5e Confidential Reporting Code , item 5. PDF 151 KB View as HTML (5./10) 51 KB Part 5f Counter Fraud Bribery Corruption Strategy , item 5. PDF 144 KB View as HTML (5./11) 32 KB Part5g Local Code of Corporate Governance , item 5. PDF 132 KB View as HTML (5./12) 18 KB Part5g Local Code of Corporate Governance Appendix , item 5. PDF 768 KB View as HTML (5./13) 167 KB Part5h Monitoring Officer Protocol , item 5. PDF 231 KB View as HTML (5./14) 34 KB Part5i Money Laundering Policy , item 5. PDF 152 KB View as HTML (5./15) 41 KB Part5j Policy on Gifts Hospitality and Sponsorship , item 5. PDF 127 KB View as HTML (5./16) 37 KB Part5k Conflicts of Interest Policy , item 5. PDF 137 KB View as HTML (5./17) 30 KB Part5l Protocol for recording and reporting public meetings , item 5. PDF 121 KB View as HTML (5./18) 12 KB Part5m DBS Check Protocol , item 5. PDF 191 KB View as HTML (5./19) 10 KB
6.	Members' Allowances Scheme PDF 87 KB View item 6. as HTML 2 KB View the background to item 6. Additional documents: Councillors Allowance Scheme 2024 2025 , item 6. PDF 274 KB View as HTML (6./2) 55 KB
7.	Summary of Amendments from May 2025 to February 2026 PDF 190 KB View item 7. as HTML 9 KB View the background to item 7.