Tower Hamlets Council Constitution

Tower Hamlets Constitution

Tower Hamlets Council Constitution

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Part D

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Chapter 4: Budget and Policy Framework List

Section 4.1: Policy Framework

185.

The policy framework means the following plans and strategies required to be approved by Council. The table below shows those plans and strategies that are required by statute or the Council to be included in its policy framework:

Document

Relevant Legislation

Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy

Sections 5 & 6 Crime & Disorder Act 1998

Development Plan Documents as well as Plans and Alterations which together comprise the Development Plan

Section 20 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as amended by the Localism Act 2011Section 27 Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Licensing Authority Policy Statement

Section 349 Gambling Act 2005

Local Transport Plan

Section 108(3) Transport Act 2000

Youth Justice Plan

Section 40 Crime & Disorder Act 1998

With the exception of the Development Plan documents, any plans, strategies, policies or schemes which support a policy framework document will not also be part of the Budget and Policy Framework unless the principal document specifies that it is.

Section 4.2: Budget

186.

The budget includes the allocation of financial resources to different services and projects, proposed contingency funds, (including the recommended Council tax base), setting the council tax and decisions relating to the control of the Council’s borrowing requirement, the control of its capital expenditure and the setting of virement limits.

Section 4.3: Dispute Resolution

187.

Specific procedures apply where Council does not agree to the Mayor’s proposals in respect of budget and policy framework reports. These are set out in the Budget and Policy Framework procedure rules below.

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