Constitution for North Devon Council
Our constitution, which governs how the council works, is a lengthy document which is amended from time to time. We have split it up into manageable sections.
Index (pdf 24 kB)
Articles 1-16
Appendices 1 - 3, Part 2 - Responsibility for council functions
Appendices 4 - 7, Part 3 - Scheme of delegations
Appendices 8 - 16, Part 4 - Procedure rules
Appendices 17 - 19, Part 5 - Codes of conduct etc
Appendices 20 - 22, Part 6 - Miscellaneous
Standing orders (pdf 161 kB)
Our constitution, which governs how the council works, is a lengthy document which is amended from time to time. We have split it up into manageable sections.
Index (pdf 24 kB)
Articles 1-16
Appendices 1 - 3, Part 2 - Responsibility for council functions
Appendices 4 - 7, Part 3 - Scheme of delegations
Appendices 8 - 16, Part 4 - Procedure rules
Appendices 17 - 19, Part 5 - Codes of conduct etc
Appendices 20 - 22, Part 6 - Miscellaneous
Standing orders (pdf 161 kB)
- The Constitution (pdf 9 kB)
Page: 3 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - Members of the Council (pdf 9 kB)
Pages: 4 – 5 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - Citizens and the Council (pdf 9 kB)
Pages: 6 – 7 Last Amended: 16 April 2003 - The Full Council (pdf 15 kB)
Pages: 8 - 12 Last Amended: 7 May 2008 - Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council (pdf 6 kB)
Page: 13 Last Amended: 24 June 2002 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (pdf 11 kB)
Pages: 14 – 16 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - The Executive (pdf 13 kB)
Pages: 17 – 20 Last Amended: 24 September 2002 - Regulatory and other committees (pdf 5 kB)
Page: 21 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - The Standards Committee (pdf10 kB)
Pages: 22 – 23(a) Last Amended: 7 May 2008 - Area Committees (pdf 9 kB)
Pages: 24 – 25 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - Joint Arrangements and well-being (pdf 8 kB)
Pages: 26 – 27 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - Officers (pdf 12 kB)
Pages: 28 – 31 Last Amended: 24 September 2002 - Decision Making (pdf 10 kB)
Pages: 32 – 33 Last Amended: 15 May 2003 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters (pdf 9 kB)
Pages: 34 – 35 Last Amended: 24 September 2002 - Review and Revision of the Constitution (pdf 12 kB)
Page: 36-37 Last Amended: 22 January 2003 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution (pdf 9 kB)
Page: 38 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - Audit Committee (pdf 9 kB)
Page: 39-40 Last Amended: 25 June 2008 - Ilfracombe Harbour Board (pdf 9 kB)
Page: 40(a) - 40 (b) Last Amended: 29th August 2007
- 1. Executive Functions of the Council (pdf6 kB)
Page: 41 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - 2. Non-Executive Council Functions (pdf 25 kB)
Pages: 42 – 48 Last Amended: 7 April 2004 - 3 'Local Choice' Functions of the Council (pdf 13 kB)
Pages: 44 – 46 Last Amended: 24 June 2002
- 4. Delegations Executive (pdf 16 kB)
Pages: 52 – 55 Last Amended: 16 April 2003 - 5. Non-Executive Delegations (pdf 34 kB)
Pages: 56 - 64 Last Amended: 29 August 2007 - 6. Officer Delegations (pdf 91 kB)
Pages: 65 - 103 Last Amended: 21 August 2008 - 7. Area Committees Delegations (pdf 7 kB)
Page: 104-105 Last Amended: 15 May 2003
- 8. Budget and Policy Framework Rules (pdf 20 kB)
Pages: 106 – 111 Last Amended: 4 April 2007 - 9. Executive Procedure Rules (pdf 13 kB)
Pages: 112 – 116 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - 10. Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (pdf 18 kB)
Pages: 117 – 123 Last Amended: 3 April 2002 - 11. Overview and Scrutiny Call-In Mechanisms (pdf 17 kB)
Pages: 124 – 127 Last Amended: 4 April 2007 - 12. Decisions of the Executive; Urgent and Not in the Forward Plan (pdf 19 kB)
Pages: 128 – 132 Last Amended: 22 January 2003 - 13. Financial Procedure Rules (pdf 42 kB)
Pages: 133 – 148 Last Amended: 21 January 2004 - 14. Contracts Procedure Rules (pdf 20 kB)
Pages: 149- 154 Last Amended: 22 January 2003 - 15. Access to Information Procedure Rules (pdf 29 kB)
Pages: 155 – 166 Last Amended: 28 June 2006 - 16. Officer Employment Procedure Rules (pdf 11 kB)
Pages: 167 – 169 Last Amended: 3 April 2002
- 17. Members' Code of Conduct (pdf 50 kB)
Pages: 170 – 182 Last Amended: 20 February 2008 - 18. Officers' Code of Conduct (pdf 22 kB)
Pages: 183 - 190(c) Last Amended: 9 April 2008 - 19. Protocol on Officer/Councillor Relations (pdf 22 kB)
Pages: 191 - 197(c) Last Amended: 9 April 2008
- 20. Members' Scheme of Allowances (pdf 17 kB)
Pages: 198 – 200 Last Amended: 27 August 2008 - 21. Management Structure (pdf 167 kB)
Page: 201 Last Amended: 1 May 2007 - 22. Area Committees Map (pdf 318 kB)
Page: 202 Last Amended: 15 May 2003
