Executive Summary

Introduction

This Constitution reflects the Council's decision on 10 December 2018 to adopt a Leader and Cabinet form of Executive. It came into effect on 07 May 2019 and has been updated since by decisions of Council and under delegations to the Director of Governance.

This Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these processes are required by the law, while others are a matter for the Council to choose.

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