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Community
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Council
Consultation
How and why we consult
Current consultation
Oxfordshire 2030 Strategy
Consultation results
Talkback Panel
Equality Scheme consultation
Leisure Survey
Who we are and what we do
Constitution
1. Citizens' rights
1.1 Summary of citizens' rights
1.2 Councillors
1.3 Full Council
1.4 The board
1.5 Housing advisory panel
1.6 Area committees
1.7 Standards committee
1.8 Other committees
1.9 Scrutiny
1.10 Lord mayor
1.11 Council employees
2. About the constitution
2.1 Status of this constitution
2.2 Interpreting the constitution
2.3 Purpose of the constitution
2.4 Monitoring and reviewing the co
2.5 Changing the constitution
2.6 Changing the form of executive
2.7 Suspending the constitution
2.8 Publishing the constitution
3. Council and executive
3.1 Council and executive
3.2 Summary of responsibilities
3.3 Delegation of responsibilities
3.4 How delegation works
3.5 Interpreting the rules
3.6 Responsibilities carried out
7. Roles of committees
7.1 Area committees
7.2 Strategic development committee
7.3 Licensing and gambling acts
7.4 General purposes licensing
7.5 Audit and Governance committee
7.6 Disciplinary and grading appeal
7.7 Disciplinary committee
7.8 Appointments committee
7.9 Standards committee
4. Executive responsibilities
4.1 Budget and policy framework
4.2 Gaps in the policy framework
4.3 Need to follow the constitution
4.4 Delegation to officers
4.5 Decisions to be agreed
4.6 Area committee decisions
4.7 Responsibilities not covered
4.8 Senior management structure
5. Council responsibilities
5.1 Council responsibilities
5.2 Budget and policy framework
5.3 Planning
5.4 Licensing of alcohol
5.5 Licensing of gambling
5.6 Vehicle licensing
5.7 Other licensing
5.8 Health and safety at work
5.9 Name and status of areas
5.10 Byelaws
5.11 Bills
5.12 Pensions
5.13 Ban on smoking in public place
5.14 Other council responsibilities
10. Proper officers
10.1 Appointment of proper officers
10.2 Responsibilities and officers
9. Roles of officers
9.1 Senior management structure
9. Paid service,monitoring, finance
9.3 Role of head of paid service
9.4 Role of monitoring officer
9.5 Role of chief finance officer
9.6 Duty to give resource
9.7 Duty to tell officers
9.8 Right to information
9.9 Restrictions on posts
8. Roles of scrutiny committees
8.1 Areas of work of scrutiny
8.2 What are the powers?
8.3 Roles of scrutiny committees
8.4 Chairs and vice chairs
11. Full council procedures
11.1 Order of business
11.2 Order of ordinary meeting
11.3 Special meetings
11.4 Time and place of full council
11.5 Quorum for full council
11.6 Changing order of business
11.7 Minutes
11.8 Addresses by the public
11.9 Questions by the public
11.10 Questions by councillors
11.11 Rejecting questions
11.12 Reports to full council
11.13 Motions on notice
11.14 Motions without notice
11.15 Rules of debate
11.16 Voting
11.17 Officers
11.18 Excluding the public
11.19 Councillors' behaviour
11.20 Disruption by the public
11.21 Changing the section
6. Roles of board members
6.1 Role of all board members
6.2 Role of portfolio holders
6.3 Portfolios
6.4 Other areas of responsibility
12. Board procedures
12.1 Executive responsibilities
12.2 Date and place of meetings
12.3 Quorum
12.4 Vacancies on the board
12.5 Decisions at board meetings
12.6 Who chairs board meetings?
12.7 Order of business
12.8 Board agenda
12.9 Gaps in these procedures
13. Area committee procedures
13.1 Members and areas
13.2 Meetings
13.3 Area committees and the public
13.4 Chair and vice chair
13.5 Quorum
13.6 Business of meetings
13.7 Decisions affect more than one
13.8 Agenda items
13.9 Consultation before SDCC
13.10 Addressing area committees
13.11 Gaps in these procedures
14. Scrutiny committee procedures
14.1 Number of scrutiny committees
14.2 Scrutiny committee membership
14.3 Co-opted members
14.4 Scrutiny meeting dates
14.5 Quorum
14.6 Chairs and vice chairs
14.7 Programme of work
14.8 Agenda
14.9 Policy review and development
14.10 Reports on policy reviews
14.11 Comments on reports
14.12 Rights to see documents
14.13 Scrutiny Attendance
14.14 Whipping
14.15 Order of business
14.16 Witnesses at scrutiny
14.17 Items affecting more than one
14.18 Gaps in these procedures
15. Other committee procedures
15.1 Procedures to which committees
15.2 Appointment of committees
15.3 Quorums and substitutes
15.4 Vacancies on committees
15.5 Chair and vice chair
15.6 Meetings of committees
15.7 Substitutes
15.8 Audit and governance committee
15.9 Standards committee
15.10 Gaps in these procedures
16. Access to information
16.1 Meetings affected by procedure
16.2 Other rights to information
16.3 Public's right to attend
16.4 Exceptions to public's right
16.5 Private reports
16.6 Notice of meetings
16.7 Background papers
16.8 Access to papers before
16.9 Access to meeting papers after
16.10 Summary of public's rights
16.11 Scrutiny access to documents
16.12 Councillor access
16.13 Confidential information
16.14 Key decisions
16.15 Key decision procedure
16.16 The forward plan
16.17 Urgent key decisions
16.18 Reports not in forward plan
16.19 Officer taken key decisions
17. Budget procedures
17.1 Responsibilities
17.2 Developing the budget
17.3 Decisions outside framework
17.4 Urgent decisions
18. Call-in procedures
18.1 What decision can be called in
18.2 Action sheets
18.3 Call in decisions-who and when
18.4 How are decisions called in?
18.5 Where are decisions called in
18.6 Planning decision call in
18.7 Scrutiny decision call in
18.8 Decisions outside framework
18.9 Urgent decisions outside
19. Finance rules
19.1 Finance rules responsibility
19.2 Audit
19.3 If finance rules broken
19.4 Information and records
19.5 VAT and tax
19.6 Outside bodies
19.7 Medium-term financial planning
19.8 Responsibility for budget
19.9 Emergency spending
19.10 Moving money
19.11 Budgetary control
19.12 Capital strategy
19.13 Capital projects
19.14 Project approval
19.15 Treasury management
19.16 Asset management
19.17 Risk management
19.18 Wages, salaries and pensions
19.19 Ordering and paying for goods
19.20 Petty cash
19.21 Income
19.22 Debt
19.23 Money laundering
20. Contract rules
20.1 When do these rules apply?
20.2 Other relevant guidance
20.3 Responsibility to follow rules
20.4 Councillor/officer interests
20.5 Before a contract is agreed
20.6 Total contract value
20.7 Subcontracting
20.8 Format of contracts
20.9 Clauses in all contracts
20.10 Contract clauses over £100000
20.11 Thresholds for quotes/tenders
20.12 No need for quotes or tenders
20.13 Tendering over £100,000
20.14 Tendering by standing list
20.15 Standing lists kept
20.16 Open tendering
20.17 Restricted tendering
20.18 Negotiated tendering
20.19 Other EU procurement methods
20.20 Acquiring / disposing of land
20.21 Submitting a tender
20.22 Council's handling of tenders
20.23 Opening tenders
20.24 Accepting quotes and tenders
20.25 Contract copies and register
20.26 Legal claims
20.27 Varying contracts
20.28 Interpreting contract rules
21. Employment rules
21.1 Appointing the chief executive
21.2 Appointing the directors
21.3 Dismissing the chief executive
21.4 Appointing political assistant
21.5 Dismissing other officers
21.6 Disciplining officers
21.7 Recruitment procedure
21.8 Advertising positions
21.9 Relationships with councillors
21.10 Lobbying
22. Legal rules
22.1 Legal action
22.2 Signing of documents
22.3 Common seal of the council
23. Councillors' code of conduct
23.1 The model code of conduct
23.2 Who does the code apply to?
23.3 When does the code apply?
23.4 Councillors on other bodies?
23.5 Respect and equality
23.6 Intimidation
23.7 Impartiality of officers
23.8 Information
23.9 Disrepute
23.10 Misuse of position
23.11 Use of council resources
23.12 Publicity
23.13 Advice of officer
23.14 Giving reasons for decisions
23.15 Interests in items at meeting
23.16 Councillor personal interest
23.17 Personal prejudicial interest
23.18 Prejudicial interests
23.19 Registering interests
23.20 Sensitive information
23.21 Principles of public life
24. Councillor-officer relations
24.1 Status of this code
24.2 Roles of councillors/officers
24.3 Politeness and respect
24.4 Unfair pressure
24.5 Councillors' enquiries
24.6 Close personal relationships
24.7 Complaints
24.8 Information and advice
24.9 Political activity
24.10 Support services
24.11 Correspondence
24.12 Officer advice to groups
24.13 Councillors' briefings
24.14 Media releases and publicity
24.15 Ward councillors
24.16 The council as an employer
25. Planning code of practice
25.1 What does this code apply to?
25.2 Training for councillors
25.3 Councillors' planning interest
25.4 Gifts and hospitality
25.5 Need to make up minds
25.6 When councillors go public
25.7 Representing another body
25.8 Members of the board
25.9 Lobbying
25.10 Whipping