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Council constitution

Southampton City Council’s constitution sets out the way in which the council runs and the processes it uses. The constitution ensures that these procedures are efficient, transparent and accountable. The law requires some of these processes, while others are a matter for the Council to choose. Please see the related documents.

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Downloadable documents

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Image Contents & Part 1 (Summary & Explanation) 40 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 02 Part 2 - Articles 125 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 03 - Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions 574 KB 2secs @ 2Mbps
Image 04 Part 4 - Council Procedure Rules 152 KB 1secs @ 2Mbps
Image 05 Part 4 - Access to Info Procedure Rules 61 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 06 Part 4 - Budget Policy Framework Procedure Rules 59 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 07 Part 4 - Executive Procedure Rules 34 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 08 Part 4 - Overview Scrutiny Procedure Rules 101 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 09 Part 4 - Financial Procedure Rules 199 KB 1secs @ 2Mbps
Image 10 Part 4 - Contract Procedure Rules 79 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 11 Part 4 - Officer Employment Procedure Rules 33 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 12 Part 5 - Members' Code of Conduct 63 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 13 Part 5 - Officer Code of Conduct 19 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 14 Part 5 - Officer Member Protocol 146 KB 1secs @ 2Mbps
Image 15 Part 5 - Civic Ceremonial Protocol 50 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 16 Part 5 - Code for Dealing with Third Parties 39 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 17 Part 5 - Monitoring Officer Protocol 36 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 18 Part 5 - Partnership Code 32 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 19 Part 6 - Members' Allowance Scheme 51 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 20 - Part 7 - Management Structure 6 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 21 Part 8 - Proper Officers 48 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 22 - Part 9 - Definitions 18 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 23 - Part 10 Officer Scheme of Delegation 564 KB 2secs @ 2Mbps
Image 24 - Part 10 - Recording Officer Decisions 42 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
Image 25 - Part 11 - Petition Scheme 31 KB 0secs @ 2Mbps
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