Gloucestershire County Council Constitution
Please access the different parts of the Constitution by clicking on the tabs below.
- Part 1 of the Constitution - Summary and explanation
- Part 2 of the Constitution - 'Basic Principles'
- Part 3 of the Constitution - 'who does what?'
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Rules of procedure
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Rules of access to information about the County Council's formal business
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Policy framework and budget procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Cabinet procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Scrutiny procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Call-in procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Panel operating principles
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Financial procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Contract procedure rules
- Part 4 of the Constitution - Officer employment procedure rules
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Protocol on public address at Planning Committee
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Member's code of conduct
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Code of conduct for employees
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Protocol on the relationship between Officers and Members
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Protocol on Member and Officer attendance at meetings of other public authorities
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Members' protocol on gifts and hospitality
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Members' allowance scheme
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Members' Parental Leave Scheme
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Protocol on decisions to be taken by Executive Members
- Part 5 of the Constitution - Petition Scheme
Rules of access to information about the County Council's formal business
The rules of access to information about the County Council's formal business cover the following topics:
- Introduction
- The public’s right to attend meetings
- The public’s right to obtain copies of the agenda to meetings and reports and documents that are to be discussed at meetings
- Sub-committees, panels and groups
- Decisions by the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Members and Officers
- Minutes of meetings
- Charges for the supply of agenda, reports and background papers
- The special rules that apply to ‘key decisions’
- Exceptions to the need to publish notice of a key decision 28 days in advance
- The general exception rule
- The special urgency rule
- Scrutiny Committees
- Elected Members’ additional rights of access to information
- Additional rights of access to information by Scrutiny Committees
- Elected Members’ duty of confidence
Page updated:
01/02/2023