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Council Constitution | Arun District Council
Arun District Council has a Constitution which sets out how we operate, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these procedures are required to be done in a certain way by law, and other procedures are dealt with in a way for the Council to choose.
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Our chief officer structure changed in April 2018. You can find more information on the Chief Officer Structures page.
Gives a summary of what is contained within the Constitution
Constitution Part 1 - Summary & Explanation.pdf [pdf] 26KB
There are 16 Articles which set out the basic rules of how the Council is run
Part 2 - Articles (updated 18.09.19).pdf [pdf] 190KB
Responsibility of Functions
This part details the Council’s Cabinet, committees' and other groups' responsibilities. This part also contains each individual Cabinet Member's specific responsibilities.
Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions (updated 18.09.19).pdf [pdf] 204KB
This part details the individual Responsible Officer’s delegated powers, and is divided into Senior Officers' responsibilities. Senior Officers are: the Chief Executive, Chief Executive, the Director of Services, Director of Place and Group Heads
Constitution Part 4 - Officer Scheme of Delegation Section 1.pdf [pdf] 92KB
Part 4 - Officer Scheme of Delegation - Section 2 Chief Executive & Directors (update 15.08.19).pdf [pdf] 161KB
Part 4 - Officer Scheme of Delegation - Section 3 Group Heads (Updated 18.09.19).pdf [pdf] 103KB
PART 4 - Officer Sceme of Delegation - Section 4 Functions (updated 20.03.19).pdf [pdf] 89KB
Rules of Procedures (Meetings)
This part covers meetings procedure rules for Full Council, Cabinet and committees.
PART 5 - Rules of Procedures (Meetings) - Section 1 Council Meetings.pdf [pdf] 173KB
PART 5 - Rules of Procedures (Meetings) - Section 2 Cabinet Procedure Rules.pdf [pdf] 151KB
PART 5 - Rules of Procedures (Meetings) - Section 3 Committee Procedure Rules.pdf [pdf] 147KB
Section 4 Public Speaking Rules PART 5 - Rules of Procedures (Meetings) - Section 4 Public Speaking Rules.pdf [pdf] 119KB
PART 5 - Rules of Procedures (Meetings) - Section 5 Virtual Meetings (updated 20.05.20).pdf [pdf] 156KB
Other Procedure Rules
This part is divided into the rules to do with Decision Notices, Scrutiny, Budget and Policy Framework, Access to Information, Financial Standing Orders relating to purchasing, procurement, contracts and disposals; and Officer Employment.
PART 6 - Procedure Rules (Other) - Section 1 Decision Notices (updated 12.09.18).pdf [pdf] 108KB
PART 6 - Procedure Rules (Other) - Section 2 Scrutiny (updated 12.09.18).pdf [pdf] 161KB
Budget & Policy Framework
Constitution Part 6 - Other Procedure Rules Section 3.pdf [pdf] 66KB
PART 6 - Procedure Rules (Other) - Section 4 Access to Information (updated 12.09.18).pdf [pdf] 170KB
Constitution Part 6 - Other Procedure Rules Section 5.pdf [pdf] 167KB
Standing Orders – Purchasing, Procurement, Contracts, and Disposals
Constitution Part 6 - Other Procedure Rules Section 6.pdf [pdf] 151KB
Part 6 - Procedure Rules (Other) - Section 7 Officer Employment (updated 18.09.19.pdf [pdf] 138KB
PART 6 - Procedure Rules (Other) - Section 8 Corporate Complaints (updated 12.09.18).pdf [pdf] 89KB
A table showing Senior Officers and their individual responsibilities
Constitution Part 7 - Management Structure.pdf [pdf] 77KB
Codes & Protocols
This part is divided into: Councillors’ and Officers’ Codes of Conduct, Member and Officer relations, preparatory meetings of the Cabinet, Call-In of Prosecutions, Planning Services Local Code of Conduct, RTPI professional Code of Conduct, Petitions Scheme
The Principles Behind the Members’ Code of Conduct
Constitution Part 8 - Codes & Protocols Section 1.pdf [pdf] 36KB
PART 8 - Codes & Protocols - Section 2 Members Code of Conduct (Updated June 2019).pdf [pdf] 176KB
Member/Officer Relations
Constitution Part 8 - Codes & Protocols Section 3.pdf [pdf] 78KB
Preparatory Meetings of the Cabinet
Constitution Part 8 - Codes & Protocols Section 4.pdf [pdf] 21KB
Call-in of Prosecutions
PART 8 - Codes & Protocols - Section 5 (DELETED 09.01.19).pdf [pdf] 112KB
Planning Local Code of Conduct for Members and Officers
Constitution Part 8 - Codes & Protocols Section 6.pdf [pdf] 57KB
Part 8 - Codes & Protocols - Section 7.pdf [pdf] 66KB
Protocol on the Filming and Recording of Council Meetings
Constitution Part 8 - Codes & Protocols Section 8.pdf [pdf] 49KB
This shows how much our Councillors are paid
Part 9 - Members Allowances Scheme (updated 18.09.19).pdf [pdf] 151KB
List of updates to the Constitution (v9
Version 9.5 – amendment made to Part 5; Section 5 – Virtual Meetings; rules 9.1 and 11.1 as agreed 20.05.20
Version 9.5 – addition of Part 5, Section 5 covering Virtual Meetings, as approved 22.04.20
Version 9.4 – Updates to Parts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 as agreed at Full Council meetings on 17.07.19 and 18.09.19.
Version 9.3 – amendments to Part 3; Part 4 (Section 3); and Part 8 (Section 2) under delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to make consequential changes.
Version 9.2 – amendments to Part 4 (Sections 3 & 4) and Part 9 , and the deletion of Part 8 (Section 5) as agreed at Full Council on 13 March 2019 and 9 January 2019.”
Version 9.1 – amendments to Part 3 and Part 6 (sections 1, 2, 4, and 8) as agreed at Full Council on 12.09.18 and 07.11.18