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Chapter 1: Introducing the Council's Constitution

Part C - Decision Making
Part C - Decision Making
Citizens, businesses and other organisations are actively involved in decision making; Citizens are effectively represented by their Mayor and Councillors;

Chapter 2: How the Council Operates

All functions associated with the governance, scrutiny and transparency of strategic decision making by the Authority, including those relating to the approval, amendment or withdrawal of the Authority’s governance instruments, policies and procedures.
The requirement from section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972 to make arrangements for the proper administration of the Authority’s financial affairs, and all functions associated with the strategic financial management, financial governance and scrutiny of financial decision making by the Authority, to include:
providing advice and challenge to the Authority on a suitable scheme of delegations for financial decision making and other relevant systems, policies and processes by which financial decisions are prepared, scrutinised and implemented,

Chapter 8: Protocol for Reporting and Filming Council, Cabinet and Committee meetings.

As set out in the Council Procedure Rules , members of the press and public are welcome to film, audio record, take photographs, use social media or otherwise record or report on (collectively referred to as film/record in this protocol) meetings of the Council, Cabinet and Committees. This facility is important in ensuring the transparency and openness of the Council’s decision making.

Chapter 10: Access to Information Procedure Rules

Rules 14-25 apply to the Executive and its Committees (and which term includes Sub-Committees and other decision making meetings). If the Executive or one of its Committees meets to take a key decision or meets in public then it must also comply with Rules 1-11 unless Rule 18 (urgency - general exception) or Rule 19 (urgency - special urgency) apply. A key decision is defined in the Glossary of this Constitution.
where the decision maker is an individual, her/his name and title, if any; and, where the decision maker is a decision making body, its name and a list of its members;