Blaby District Council

Summary

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

The Constitution was first approved on 1st May 2001 and has since been revised. The current version is available to download in bite-sized documents below.

Downloads

Part 1 - Summary and Explanation of the Constitution

• Summary and explanation (PDF, 20KB)

Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution

• Article 1 - The Constitution (PDF, 7KB)
• Article 2 - Members of The Council (PDF, 8KB)
• Article 3 - Citizens and The Council (PDF, 7KB)
• Article 4 - The Full Council (PDF, 13KB)
• Article 5 - Chairing The Council (PDF, 5KB)
• Article 6 - Scrutiny Commission (PDF, 6KB)
• Article 7 - The Cabinet Executive (PDF, 6KB)
• Article 8 - Regulatory and other committees (PDF, 4KB)
• Article 9 - The Standards Committee (PDF, 6KB)
• Article 10 - Section not used at this time (Area Committees)
• Article 11 - Joint Arrangements (PDF, 9KB)
• Article 12 - Officers (PDF, 16KB)
• Article 13 - Decision Making (PDF, 15KB)
• Article 14 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters (PDF, 6KB)
• Article 15 - Review and Revision of the Constitution (PDF, 6KB)
• Article 16 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution (PDF, 6KB)

Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions

• Introduction of Responsibilty for Functions (PDF, 20KB)
• Section 1 - Responsibility for Executive Functions, Delegated Powers (PDF, 457KB)
• Section 2 - Local Choice: the areas where the Council is allowed to choose what is or what is not the responsibility of the Executive and what choices the Council has made (PDF, 10KB)
• Section 3 - Functions not to be the Sole Responsibility of an Authority's Executive (PDF, 8KB)
• Section 4 - Circumstances in which Functions are not to be the Responsibility of an Authority's Executive (PDF, 13KB)
• Section 5 - Details of what the law prohibits from being the responsibility of the Executive (PDF, 105KB)
• Section 6 - The Council's responsibility and its delegation to Non-Executive bodies and officers (including all committees) (PDF, 253KB)
• Section 7 - Joint Arrangements (PDF, 3KB)

Part 4 - Rules of Procedure

• Section 1 - Council Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 2 - Access to Information Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 3 - Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 4 - Cabinet Executive Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 5 - Scrutiny Procedure Rules (including Call-in Procedure) (PDF, KB)
• Section 6 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 7 - Appeals Panel Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 8 - Development Control Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)
• Section 9 - Election of Chairmen of Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels Procedure Rules (PDF, KB)

Part 5 - Codes, Dispensations, Protocols, Guidance, Statements

• Section 1 - Code of Conduct (Members) (PDF, KB)
• Section 2 - Voting Dispensations (PDF, KB)
• Section 3 - Guidance on the Acceptance of Gifts and Hospitality (Members) (PDF, KB)
• Section 4 - Planning Code of Good Practice and Supplemental Guidance on Lobbying and Supplemental Guidance on Lobbying (PDF, KB)
• Section 5 - Protocol for Member-Officer Relations (PDF, KB)
• Section 6 - Code of Conduct (Officers) (PDF, KB)
• Section 7 - Monitoring Officer Protocol (PDF, KB)
• Section 8 - Statement of Procedure for Dealing with Complaints (PDF, KB)
• Section 9 - Statement of Right to Inspect Papers (PDF, KB)
• Section 10 - Protocol for the Conduct of Business of Council Meetings (PDF, KB)
• Section 11 - Code of Practice on Site Visits by the Development Control Committee (PDF, KB)
• Section 12 - Protocol on Presentations of Planning Development Proposals by Prospective Developers (PDF, KB)
• Section 13 - Code of Practice - Disposals of Land (PDF, KB)
• Section 14 - Public Speaking Protocol (PDF, KB)

Part 6 - Members' Allowance Scheme

• Members' Allowance Scheme (PDF, 64KB)

Part 7 - Outside Bodies

• Outside Bodies (PDF, 32KB)

Part 8 - Blaby District Council - Vision, Mission, Corporate Aims and Values

• Vision, Mission, Corporate Aims and Values (PDF, 6KB)

Part 9 - Human Rights Act 1998

• Human Rights Act 1998 (PDF, 39KB)

Part 10 - Management Structure

• Management Structure (PDF, 11KB)

Part 11 - Partnerships

• Partnerships (PDF, 9KB)

Part 12 - Financial Regulations

• Financial Regulations (PDF, 268KB)

Part 13 - Contract Regulations

• Contract Regulations (PDF, 77KB)

Contact us

Officer / Team	Democratic Services Manager
Postal address	Blaby District Council Council Offices Desford Road Narborough Leicester LE19 2EP
E-mail address	legal.services@blaby.gov.uk
Telephone	0116 272 7509

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This page was last updated on 9th July 2009