Devon County Council

Part 1 - Summary and Explanation

Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution

	Article 1 - The Constitution
	Article 2 - Members of the Council
	Article 3 - The People of Devon and the Council
	Article 4 - The Full Council
	Article 5 - Chairing the Council
	Article 6 - The Executive
	Article 7 - Overview/Scrutiny Committees
	Article 8 - Regulatory and other Committees
	Article 9 - The Standards Committee
	Article 10 - Area Committees and Forums
	Article 11 - Joint Arrangements
	Article 12 - Officers
	Article 13 - Decision Making
	Article 14 - Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters
	Article 15 - Review and Revision of the Constitution
	Article 16 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution
	Schedule 1 - Description of Executive Arrangements

Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions

	Terms of Reference
	Scheme of Delegation

Part 4 - Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the County Council, the Executive and Committees

	Council Procedure Rules (Standing Orders)
	County Council Meetings
	Rules for the Executive
	Rules for non Executive
	Variation or Interpretation
	Voting
	General
	Index
	Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules
	Executive Procedure Rules
	Overview/Scrutiny Procedure Rules
	Access to Information Procedure Rules
	Public Participation at Meetings of the Council and Committees

Part 5 - Code of Business Conduct

	Arrangement of the Code
	Procurement Policy
	Financial Regulations
	Introduction
	A) Financial Management
	B) Financial Planning and Control
	C) Risk Management
	D) Systems and Procedures
	E) External Arrangements
	Glossary of Terms
	Contracts Procedure Rules
	Procedures for Contracts
	Code of Practice for Contracting and Commissioning Care and Support Services
	Code of Practice for Electronic Transactions
	Code of Practice for Disposal of Surplus Property
	Whistleblowing
	Good Practice Guide on the Proper Conduct of Business

Part 6 - Codes of Personal Conduct

	Members’ Code of Conduct
	Part 1 - General Provisions
	Part 2 - Interests
	Part 3 - The Register of Members' Interests
	Local Determinations - Procedure For Hearings
	Job Profiles for Elected Members
	Officers’ Code of Conduct
	Protocol on Member-Officer Relations
	Introduction
	Officer Advice
	Support services to Members
	Access to Information
	Confidentiality of reports
	Officer-Chairman relationship
	Correspondence
	Involvement of Councillors
	Bullying
	Attendance at Meetings
	Standards Board
	Breaches of the Code
	Officer Employment Procedure Rules

Part 7 - Members’ Allowances Scheme

Part 8 - Management Structure

Part 9 - Joint Arrangements

Arrangements made by the Council with other Local Authorities under s101 Local Government Act 1972

Part 10 - Working Practices

The Council’s procedures are governed by its Constitution. This is supplemented by approved Working Practices which affect the internal operation of the Authority and which impact upon individual members. These Working Practices do not form part of the Constitution but are reproduced here for convenient reference.

    Part 11   Framework of Corporate Governance

The Council’s procedures are governed by its Constitution. These are supplemented and complemented by a wide range of Strategies, Plans and other documents which create a comprehensive instrument of governance. While these Strategies, Plans and other documents are not reproduced with the Constitution they are referred to here for convenience.