{"id":147,"date":"2013-02-28T11:44:33","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T11:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2024-10-04T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T10:56:14","slug":"how-the-council-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Council works"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-663e3dcc4967f\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-663e3dcc496c6\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-9 large-9 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>How the Council works<\/h1><\/header><p>Everything you need to know about how the Council works &#8211; the people making the decisions, the groups and committees they belong to and the regulations that govern them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-663e3dcc497c8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-663e3dcc49eb0\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Quick links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards content-border content-border-left text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=416&amp;MId=2487&amp;Ver=4&amp;info=1\" rel=\"noopener\">The Constitution<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The Constitution is the Council\u2019s Code of Corporate Governance which sets out how the Council operates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=133\" rel=\"noopener\">Cabinet<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The Cabinet is the part of the Council responsible for most day-to-day decisions. It is made up of a leader and no more than nine other members.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/committee-meetings\/\">Committee meetings<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>There are a number of committees at the Council &#8211; find out more about their responsibilities and what they do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/democratic-structure-of-the-council\/\">Democratic structure of the Council<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How the structure of the Council is formed and what each element is responsible for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/devolution\/\">Devolution<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Get the latest information on the devolution deal for Devon and Torbay.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgListOutsideBodies.aspx?bcr=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Appointments to outside bodies<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out more about the appointments to the organisations that are independent from the Council, but have an impact on its service areas. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgCalendarMonthView.aspx?GL=1&amp;bcr=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Meetings calendar<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>View a calendar of all our Council meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgListCommittees.aspx?bcr=1\" rel=\"noopener\">Committee structure<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Access the details of all the Council committees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/scrutiny-committees\/\">Scrutiny committees<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out more about what our scrutiny committees do and how you can get involved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-10\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/how-the-council-works\/a-brief-history-of-devon-county-council\/\">A brief history of Devon County Council<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>A history of the Council, including its coat of arms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-11\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lordlieutenantofdevon.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Lord Lieutenant of Devon<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>David Fursdon is the current Lord-Lieutenant of Devon &#8211; 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