Contact: Leah Mickleborough - Service Manager (Democratic Services) and Monitoring Officer Email: leah.mickleborough@westsuffolk.gov.uk
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Cover Page (October 2018) PDF 78 KB
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Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (February 2017) PDF 138 KB
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Articles PDF 31 KB
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Article 1 - The Constitution (March 2015) PDF 114 KB
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Article 2 - Members of the Council (March 2015) PDF 119 KB
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Article 3 - The Public and the Council (March 2015) PDF 123 KB
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Article 4 - The Council (February 2018) PDF 139 KB
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Article 5 - Chairing the Council (March 2015) PDF 135 KB
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Article 6 - The Cabinet (May 2018) PDF 72 KB
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Article 7 - Overview and Scrutiny Committees (May 2018) PDF 53 KB
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Article 8 - Regulatory Committees (March 2015) PDF 82 KB
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Article 9 - The Joint Standards Committee (March 2015) PDF 81 KB
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Article 10 - Joint Arrangements and Working Groups (March 2015) PDF 98 KB
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Article 11 - Officers (March 2015) PDF 126 KB
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Article 12 - Decision Making (May 2018) PDF 40 KB
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Article 13 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters (February 2017) PDF 101 KB
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Article 14 - Review and Revision of the Constitution (March 2015) PDF 83 KB
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Article 15 - Suspension, Interpretation, Maintenance and Publication of the Constitution (March 2015) PDF 84 KB
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Schedule 1 - Description of Executive Arrangements PDF 78 KB
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Functions and Responsibilities PDF 71 KB
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Section 1 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions (November 2015) PDF 132 KB
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Section 2 - Responsibility for Council Functions (January 2018) PDF 607 KB
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Section 3 - Responsibility for Cabinet Functions (May 2018) PDF 43 KB
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Section 4 - Scheme of Delegation to Officers (October 2018) PDF 172 KB
Additional documents:
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Section 5 - Member Job Descriptions (November 2015) PDF 157 KB
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Rules of Procedure PDF 59 KB
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Council Procedure Rules (February 2017) PDF 238 KB
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Committee Procedure Rules (February 2017) PDF 232 KB
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Cabinet Procedure Rules (May 2018)) PDF 59 KB
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Overview and Scrutiny Committees Procedure Rules (March 2015) PDF 233 KB
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Access to Information Procedure Rules (March 2015) PDF 184 KB
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Officer Employment Procedure Rules (July 2015) PDF 134 KB
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Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (February 2017) PDF 146 KB
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West Suffolk Financial Procedure Rules (February 2017) PDF 148 KB
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West Suffolk Contract Procedure Rules (February 2017) PDF 395 KB
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Joint Independent Remuneration Panel Procedure Rules (June 2016) PDF 196 KB
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Codes and Protocols PDF 59 KB
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Suffolk Local Code of Conduct for Members (February 2016) PDF 183 KB
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Code of Conduct for Employees (February 2017) PDF 211 KB
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Protocol on Member/Officer Relations PDF 165 KB
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Protocol for Speaking at Meetings of the Cabinet PDF 80 KB
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Members' E-mail and Internet Usage Policy (February 2017) PDF 176 KB
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Councillor Records Management Policy PDF 121 KB
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Protocol for Delegation of Responses to Consultation Papers PDF 80 KB
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Mayoralty Protocol (February 2017) PDF 366 KB
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Freedom of the Borough - Protocol (February 2017) PDF 183 KB
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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Call-in Request Form (February 2017) PDF 124 KB
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Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Task and Finish Group Protocol (August 2015) PDF 137 KB
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Councillor Call for Action Protocol (February 2017) PDF 586 KB
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Members' Allowances Scheme (April 2018) PDF 110 KB
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Management Structure - Leadership Team (May 2018) PDF 111 KB