Democracy

Councillors, committees, minutes and agendas – how decisions are made

  • Coronation parties

    Following on from a letter dated the 2 February by Baroness Scott encouraging councils to apply for funding of up to £10,000 from the National Lottery to host Coronation parties, I would like to ask: 1. Has your council applied … Continue reading →

  • The Seven Principles of Public Life

    1. What is the name and contact details of the Devon County Council (DCC) employee who is responsible for upholding The Seven Principles of Public Life for all DCC employees and those elected to office in DCC? The Council’s Monitoring … Continue reading →

  • Localism Act 2011

    Localism Act 2011 Independent persons 1. Who are they? The Council has recently received a resignation from one of the previously appointed Independent Persons.  Mr Brooking is therefore the only appointed Independent Person, pending a recruitment exercise. 2. What fees … Continue reading →

  • Devon Devolution Application

    Please supply a copy of the Devon county devolution deal application submitted to central government as well as all correspondence related to the Devon county devolution deal exchanged between Devon County Council and central government during 2022. The Devon devolution … Continue reading →

  • Socio-economic duty

    1. Please indicate whether your local authority has formally adopted the socio-economic duty (Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010). For this purpose, ‘adoption’ of the socio-economic duty, means that the authority must have either passed a motion at full … Continue reading →

  • Regional devolution agreement

    1) Has Devon County Council ever decided to develop a bid (or ‘expression of interest’) for a devolution agreement? If so, when? Please provide a copy of the council’s decision whether or not to develop a bid, if available (for … Continue reading →

  • Leadership Group

    Please advise what the postholders are who personally support the CEO in his/her work eg PA, executive support officer, business manager, admin support or similar. please can I also have job descriptions and salary levels. This information is available online … Continue reading →