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Constitution

Oxford City Council has a Constitution which sets out:

how we operate
how decisions are made
the procedures that ensure efficiency, transparency and accountability

Some of these processes are required by law, while others are a matter for the Council to decide.

You can download the whole constitution below:

Constitution (PDF 2468KB)

The sections of the Constitution are as follows:

Introduction

1. Citizens' rights and other basic rules

2. About the constitution

Who does what

3. Council responsibilities and executive responsibilities

4. Who carries out executive responsibilities?

5. Who carries out council responsibilities?

6. Roles of board members

7. Roles of decision taking committees

8. Roles of scrutiny committees

9. Roles of officers

10. Proper officers

Meeting procedures

11. Full council procedures

12. Board procedures

13. Area Committee procedures

14. Scrutiny committee procedures

15. Other committee procedures

16. Access to information and key decision procedures

17. Budget and policy framework procedures

18. Call-in procedures

Rules

19. Finance rules

20. Contract rules

21. Employment rules

22. Legal rules

Codes

23. Councillors' code of conduct

24. Code on councillor-officer relations

25. Planning code of practice

26. Whistle blowing policy

27. Councillors' allowances

28. Code on use of IT equipment

For a explanation of the terms used in the constitution please see the Glossary

Page last reviewed 28 Oct 2008

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