Constitution

The Constitution Title Page and Index

• The Constitution Title Page and Index (Updated December 2022)(PDF 126KB)

Part 1 - Summary and Explanation

• Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (Updated August 2024)(PDF 114KB)

Part 2 - Articles

1. The Constitution(PDF 15KB)
2. Members of the Council (Updated February 2019)(PDF 156KB)
3. Citizens and the Council(PDF 61KB)
4. The Full Council (Updated February 2019)(PDF 104KB)
5. Chairing the Council(PDF 15KB)
6. Overview and Scrutiny (Updated August 2024)(PDF 170KB)
7. The Executive (the Cabinet)(PDF 82KB)
8. Regulatory and Other Committees(PDF 75KB)
9. The Standards Committee (Updated February 2019)(PDF 90KB)
10. Area forums and committees(PDF 17KB)
11. Joint Arrangements(PDF 58KB)
12. Officers (Updated August 2024)(PDF 213KB)
13. Decision Making (Updated February 2019)(PDF 109KB)
14. Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters(PDF 54KB)
15. Review and Revision of the Constitution(PDF 36KB)
16. Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution (Updated February 2019)(PDF 80KB)
    • Schedule 1 - Description of Executive Arrangements(PDF 23KB)

Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions

1. Local Choice Functions (Updated February 2019)(PDF 62KB)
2. Council Functions (Updated August 2024)(PDF 207KB)
3. Executive Functions (Updated May 2019)(PDF 139KB)
4. Terms of Reference of Council Committees (Updated August 2024)(PDF 171KB)
   • Standards Committee.
   • Planning Committee.
   • Licensing and Regulatory Committee.
   • Employment Committee.
   • Appeals Panel.
   • Audit Committee.
   • Governance and Business Committee.
   • Health and Wellbeing Board.
5. Officer Delegation Scheme (Updated August 2024)(PDF 158KB)
   • Proper Officer Appointment.

Part 4 - Rules of Procedure

1. Council procedure rules (Updated August 2024)(PDF 303KB)
2. Access to information procedure rules (Updated August 2024)(PDF 239KB)
3. Budget and policy framework procedure rules(PDF 35KB)
4. Executive procedure rules(PDF 190KB)
5. Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules(PDF 192KB)
6. Committee procedure rules(PDF 32KB)
7. Health and Wellbeing Board procedure rules (Updated August 2024)(PDF 116KB)
8. Financial procedure rules(PDF 63KB)
9. Contracts procedure rules(PDF 302KB)
10. Officer employment procedure rules (Updated September 2024)(PDF 152KB)

Part 5 - Codes and Protocols

1. Code of conduct for members (Updated December 2022)(PDF 191KB)
2. Code of conduct for council employees (Updated September 2024)(PDF 207KB)
3. Conventions on member - officer relations (Updated September 2024)(PDF 184KB)
4. Members planning code of practice(PDF 51KB)
5. Yorkshire and the Humber Councils Joint Health Scrutiny Protocol(PDF 44KB)
6. Member Champions Protocol(PDF 30KB)
7. Anti-fraud and corruption strategy (Updated September 2024)(PDF 327KB)
8. Anti-bribery policy (Updated September 2024)(PDF 248KB)
9. Media protocols(PDF 256KB)
10. Petitions scheme(PDF 239KB)

Part 6 - Register of Members Interest

• Part 6 - Register of members interest (Updated February 2019)(PDF 98KB)

Part 7 - Members' Allowances Scheme

• Part 7 - Members' allowances scheme (Updated December 2022)(PDF 200KB)

Members of the Cabinet, Committees and Panels and Member representation on outside bodies

• Members of the Cabinet, Scrutiny Panels and Council Committees.
• Member representation on outside bodies

Management Structure

• Directorates and service areas.