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Information about the Council, including Members and organisational structure based on the Council's functions

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Class 4 - Blaby District Council with links to each section.The Constitution describes how the Council operates and the rules which must be followed. The Constitution includes:

1. Part 1 - Summary and Explanation of the Constitution
   1. Summary and Explanation
2. Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution
   1. Article 1 - The Constitution
   2. Article 2 - Members of the Council
   3. Article 3 - Citizens and the Council
   4. Article 4 - The Full Council
   5. Article 5 - Chairing the Council
   6. Article 6 - Scrutiny Commission
   7. Article 7 - The Cabinet Executive
   8. Article 8 - Regulatory and other committees
   9. Article 9 - The Standards Committee
   10. Article 10 - Section not used at this time (Area Committees)
   11. Article 11 - Joint Arrangements
   12. Article 12 - Officers
   13. Article 13 - Decision Making
   14. Article 14 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters
   15. Article 15 - Review and Revision of the Constitution
   16. Article 16 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution
3. Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions
   1. Introduction
   2. Section 1 - Responsibility for Executive Functions
      1. Functions of Cabinet Executive
      2. Delegated Powers to Cabinet Executive
      3. Delegated Powers to Officers in Consultation with a Member of the Cabinet Executive
      4. Delegated Powers to Officers
   3. Section 2 - Local Choice - the areas where the Council is allowed to choose what is or is not the responsibility of the Executive and what choices the Council has made
   4. Section 3 - Functions not to be the Sole Responsibility of an Authority's Executive
   5. Section 4 - Circumstances in which Functions are not to be the Responsibility of an Authority's Executive
   6. Section 5 - Details of what the law prohibits from being the responsibility of the Executive
   7. Section 6 - The Council's responsibility and its delegation to Non-Executive bodies and officers (including all committees)
   8. Section 7 - Joint Arrangements
4. Part 4 - Rules of Procedure
   1. Section 1 - Council Procedure Rules
   2. Section 2 - Access to Information Procedure Rules
   3. Section 3 - Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules
   4. Section 4 - Cabinet Executive Procedure Rules
   5. Section 5 - Scrutiny Procedure Rules (including Call-In Procedure)
   6. Section 6 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules
   7. Section 7 - Appeals Panel Rules
   8. Section 8 - Development Control Procedure Rules
5. Part 5 - Codes and Protocols
   1. Section 1 - Protocols for Member-Officer Relations
   2. Section 2 - Code of Conduct on Disclosure of Lobbying
   3. Section 3 - Code of Conduct (Members)
   4. Section 4 - Officers' Code of Conduct (See S82(7) LGA 2000) - Awaited
   5. Section 5 - Procedure for Dealing With Complaints
   6. Section 6 - Statement of Rights to inspect Papers - Awaited
   7. Section 7 - Voting Dispensations
   8. Section 8 - Site Visits by the Development Control Committee
   9. Section 9 - Protocol on Presentations of Planning Development - Proposals by Prospective Developers
   10. Section 10 - Guidance on the Acceptance of Gifts and Hospitality
   11. Section 11 - Members Allowance Scheme
   12. Section 12 - Protocol for the Conduct of Business of Council Meetings
   13. Section 13 - Code of Practice - Disposals of Land
6. Part 6 - Management Structure
   1. Management Structure
7. Part 7 - Proper Officer and Alternative Proper Officer Appointments
   1. Proper Officer and Alternative Proper Officer Appointments
8. Part 8 - Roles and Responsibilities of the Cabinet Executive
   1. Roles and Responsibilities of the Cabinet Executive
9. Part 9 - Blaby District Council Mission and Values
   1. Mission and Values
10. Part 10 - Human Rights Act 1998
    1. Human Rights Act 1998
11. Part 11 - Appointments to Outside Bodies
    1. Appointments to Outside Bodies
12. Part 12 - Financial Regulations
    1. Financial Regulations
13. Part 13 - Contract Regulations
    1. Contract Regulations

Class 5 - Membership of the Council - details of Councillor membership on Committees

1. Councillor contact arrangements, responsibilities and the Wards they represent
   1. Details of Councillors
2. Outside Bodies
   1. Constitution
3. Your County Councillor
   Not part of Scheme link to external website
4. Your MP Not part of scheme link to external website
5. Your MEP Not part of Scheme link to external website
6. Membership of Committees
   1. List of Committee Members (summary sheet 12)

Class 6 - Organisational Structure

1. Committees Structure
   1. How the Council works - Committees
   2. How the Council works - Full Council
   3. How the Council works - Cabinet Executive
   4. How the Council works - Non Executive Members
   5. How the Council works - Scrutiny
2. Officer Structure
   1. Constitution (relevant section)

Class 7 - Members Attendance and Allowances Scheme - Details of what Members are paid and the conditions attached to payments

1. Members Allowance Scheme
   1. Constitution (relevant section)
2. Payments made under the Members Allowances Scheme
   1. Payments made in the last full year (April to April) (Blaby Chronicle)

Class 8 - Electoral Registration Advice

1. Advice on how to register for elections
   1. Voting by Proxy
   2. Registering as an Elector
   3. Voting by Post
   4. Amendment to Register of Electors