Thurrock Council Constitution

Thurrock Council Constitution - 13/05/2009 onwards

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The Constitution sets out the rules of the Council. It contains important information on procedures and processes from dealing with petitions to rules of conduct for council employees and councillors. Thurrock Council's Constitution can be found below, divided into its various parts.

• Part 1 - Introduction (PDF 18.8kB)
• Part 2 - Rules (PDF 828.8kB)
  • 2.1 - Administration Rules (PDF 52.6kB)
  • 2.2 - Procedure Rules - Council and Committees (PDF 89kB)
  • 2.3 - Access to Information Rules (PDF 27.6kB)
  • 2.4 - Budget and Policy Framework Rules (PDF 24.6kB)
  • 2.5 - Overview and Scrutiny Rules (PDF 41.8kB)
  • 2.6 - Cabinet Rules (PDF 289.5kB)
  • 2.7 - Employment Rules (PDF 20.1kB)
  • 2.8 - Financial Rules (PDF 47kB)
  • 2.9 - Contracts Rules (PDF 46.4kB)
  • 2.10 - Definitions (PDF 30.9kB)
• Part 3 - Functions (PDF 1.1MB)
  • 3.1 - The Policy Framework (PDF 110.4kB)
  • 3.2 - Functions Reserved to the Council (PDF 25.6kB)
  • 3.3 - Overview and Scrutiny Committees (PDF 47.7kB)
  • 3.4 - Standards Committee (PDF 25.7kB)
  • 3.5 - Other Committees, etc. (PDF 186.2kB)
  • 3.6 - Joint Arrangements (PDF 12.4kB)
  • 3.7 - The Cabinet - Functions (PDF 22.7kB)
  • 3.8 - Cabinet Members: Portfolios and Scheme of Delegation (PDF 38.6kB)
  • 3.9 - Officers' Delegation Scheme (PDF 877.1kB)
• Part 4 - Codes (PDF 327.5kB)
  • 4.1 - General Principles of Conduct (PDF 15.5kB)
  • 4.2 - The Council's Code of Conduct (PDF 30.8kB)
  • 4.3 - Officers' Code of Conduct (PDF 40.7kB)
  • 4.4 - Member-Officer Protocol (PDF 45.9kB)
  • 4.5 - Monitoring Officer Protocol (PDF 56.5kB)
  • 4.6 - Code of Practice - Planning Applications (PDF 52.1kB)
  • 4.7 - Licensing Determinations (PDF 98.9kB)
  • 4.8 - Standard Committee Procedures (PDF 76.3kB)
• Part 5 - Members' Allowances (PDF 70kB)
• Part 6 - Members' Appointments to Outside and Other Bodies (PDF 19.3kB)
  • 6.1 - Thurrock Council Representation to Outside Organisation (PDF 9.2kB)
  • 6.2 - Advice Note - Members and Officers on Outside Bodies (PDF 15.5kB)
• Part 7 - Senior Management Structures (PDF 27.7kB)
  • 7.1 - Statutory Designations of Officers (PDF 22.8kB)
  • 7.2 - Designations of Heads of Service (PDF 10.2kB)

Full Thurrock Council Constitution - 13/05/2009 onwards (PDF 3.3MB)

Previous versions of the Constitution

• Thurrock Council Constitution 2008 - 21/05/2008 onwards (PDF 1.7MB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2008 - 16/05/2008 onwards (PDF 1MB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2007 - 27/06/2007 onwards (PDF 1MB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2006 - 11/07/2006 onwards (PDF 1.1MB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2006 - 29/03/2006 onwards (PDF 589.6kB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2005 (PDF 1.1MB)
• Thurrock Council Constitution 2004 (PDF 1.1MB)

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