Contact: Teresa Halliday: Monitoring Officer Email: democratic.services@westsuffolk.gov.uk
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Cover Page (February 2024) PDF 256 KB
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Summary and Explanation (April 2019) PDF 55 KB
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Articles
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Article 1 - The Constitution (April 2019) PDF 32 KB
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Article 2 - Members of the Council (April 2019) PDF 36 KB
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Article 3 - The Public and the Council (April 2019) PDF 44 KB
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Article 4 - The Council (April 2019) PDF 48 KB
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Article 5 - Chairing the Council (April 2020) PDF 139 KB
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Article 6 - The Cabinet (December 2023) PDF 145 KB
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Article 7 - Scrutiny Committees (April 2019) PDF 52 KB
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Article 8 - Regulatory and Standards Committees (April 2019) PDF 28 KB
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Article 9 - Joint Arrangements and Working Groups (April 2019) PDF 37 KB
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Article 10 - Officers (April 2019) PDF 46 KB
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Article 11 - Decision Making (April 2019) PDF 60 KB
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Article 12 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters (April 2021) PDF 101 KB
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Article 13 - Review and Revision of the Constitution (April 2019) PDF 28 KB
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Article 14 - Suspension, Interpretation, Maintenance and Publication of the Constitution (April 2019) PDF 29 KB
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Schedule 1 - Description of Executive Arrangements (April 2019) PDF 29 KB
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Functions and Responsibilities
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Section 1 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions (April 2019) PDF 45 KB
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Section 2 - Responsibility for Council (Non Executive) Functions (December 2022) PDF 730 KB
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Section 3 - Responsibility for Executive Functions (April 2021) PDF 116 KB
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Section 4 - Budget Setting and Medium Term Planning, Budget Monitoring and Control and Resources Allocations (April 2021) PDF 186 KB
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Section 5 - Scheme of Delegation to Officers (April 2021) PDF 106 KB
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Section 6 - Member Role Descriptions (April 2019) PDF 63 KB
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Rules of Procedure
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Council Procedure Rules and Petition Scheme (December 2023) PDF 230 KB
Additional documents:
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Committee Procedure Rules (June 2021) PDF 237 KB
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Cabinet Procedure Rules (June 2021) PDF 129 KB
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Scrutiny Committees Procedure Rules (March 2023) PDF 247 KB
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Access to Information Procedure Rules (June 2021) PDF 196 KB
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Officer Employment Procedure Rules (April 2021) PDF 136 KB
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Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (June 2021) PDF 148 KB
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West Suffolk Financial Procedure Rules (April 2021) PDF 146 KB
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West Suffolk Contract Procedure Rules (September 2022) PDF 433 KB
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Codes and Protocols
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Suffolk Code of Conduct (May 2022) PDF 324 KB
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Code of Conduct for Employees (June 2021) PDF 377 KB
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Member and Officer Protocol (April 2021) PDF 159 KB
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West Suffolk Planning Code of Practice (February 2022) PDF 162 KB
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West Suffolk Licensing Code of Practice (December 2022) PDF 128 KB
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Members' Allowances Scheme (February 2024) PDF 200 KB
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West Suffolk Council Constitution - Process Notes (January 2024)
PDF 98 KB