Official Documents
The documents below include those policies and procedures that govern how we run as a council. The most important ones are:
Comments, Compliments and Complaints Procedure
Role of the Ambassador. Leader of the Council and Chairs
Operations Committee Terms of Reference
Planning Licencing & Development Committee Terms of Reference
Resources and Finance Committee Terms of Reference
Services & Communities Committee Terms of Reference
There are also other important documents around how we run our meetings, how our councillors are supported and how we ensure the highest standards:
Protocol on Member and Officer Relations
Guidelines for broadcasting or using Social Media at Council meetings
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
We also have policies that support effective and safe management of the organisation, such as:
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Health and Safety Policy Statement
Equal Opportunity Diversity Policy
We also have policies and procedures that make sure we spend your money wisely, have checks in place to make sure money is spent in line with our policies and to make sure we have sufficient insurances to cover any emergencies:
Terms of Reference for Internal Audit
Procedure for Ordering of Goods and Services
And policies that support our service delivery:
Recruitment and Retention Policy
Training and Development Policy
Officers Allowances and Expenses policy
We will update our policies and documents page as we review them. If there are other documents that you would like to see, please contact us.