Our Constitution

Lewes District Council has an agreed constitution setting out how we operate, make decisions, follow procedures and ensure we are efficient, transparent and accountable.

The Local Government Act 2000 required Councils to have a specified political management structure.



Constitution - Contents (for Index please see Part 13)
Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (pages A1 - A4)
Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution (pages B1 - B26)
Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions (pages C1 - C23 included in attachment below)
Members of the Cabinet (pages C24 - C25)
Part 4 - Rules of Procedure:
Council Procedure Rules (pages D1 - D25)
Access to Information Procedure Rules (pages E1 - E11)
Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules (pages F1 - F5)
Leader and Cabinet Procedure Rules (pages G1 - G7)
Scrutiny Procedure Rules (pages H1 - H11)
Financial Procedure Rules (pages I1 - I15)
Contract Procedure Rules (pages J1 - J17)
Officer Employment Procedure Rules (pages K1 - K3)
Part 5 - Codes and Protocols:
Code of Conduct of Members of the Council (pages L1 - L10)
Register of Interests of Members and Co-opted Members of the Council (page M1)
Officers' Code of Conduct (pages N1 - N11)
Code for Members and Officers on Planning Matters (pages O1 - O15)
Protocol on Member/Officer Relations (pages P1 - P3)
Protocol on Key Decisions (pages Q1 - Q2)
Part 6 - Petitions Scheme (pages R1 - R6)
Part 7 - Members' Allowances Scheme (pages S1 - S7)
Part 8 - Management Structure (page T1)
Part 9 - Scheme of Delegation to Officers (pages U1 - U28)
Part 10 - Public Speaking at Planning Applications Committees (pages V1 - V4)
Part 11 - Remits of Council, Committees etc (pages W1 - W19)
Part 12 - Role Profiles (pages X1 - X13)
Part 13 - Constitution Index

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