Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution
Below are the articles of the Constitution.
- Article 1 - The Constitution
- Article 2 - Members of the County Council
- Article 3 - The public and the County Council
- Article 4 – The Full Council
- Article 5 – Chair of the Council
- Article 6 – The Cabinet
- Article 7 – Decision making
- Article 8 - Scrutiny of decisions
- Article 9 – Audit and Governance Committee
- Article 10 - Regulatory and other Committees
- Article 11 - Area committees
- Article 12 - Joint arrangements
- Article 13 - Officers
- Article 14 - Finance, contracts and legal matters
- Article 15 - Review and revision of the Constitution
- Article 16 - Suspension, interpretation and publication of the Constitution
13.01 Management structure
13.01.1 General
The Council will engage Officers to enable it to carry out its functions.
13.01.2 Statutory Officer posts:
Position |
Legislation |
Name |
|
Head of Paid Service |
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 – Section 4 |
Peter Bungard |
|
Chief Finance Officer |
Local Government Act 1972 – Section 151 |
Steve Mawson |
|
Monitoring Officer |
Local Government and Housing Act 1989 – Section 5 |
Robert Ayliffe |
|
Director of Adult Social Care |
Local Authorities Social Services Act 1970 – Section 6 |
Sarah Scott |
|
Director of Children’s Services |
Children’s Act 2004 – Section 18 |
Chris Spencer |
|
Director of Public Health |
National Health Service Act 2006 – Section 73A |
Sarah Scott |
|
Statutory Scrutiny Officer |
Local Government Act 2000 – Section 9FB |
Simon Harper |
|
Data Protection Officer |
General Data Protection Regulations Articles 37 to 39. Data Protection Act 2018 Part 3, Chapter 4, sections 69-71. |
Jenny Grodzicka |
13.02 The role of the Head of the Paid Service
The role of the Head of the Paid Service is to report to the Council on how the Council ought to be staffed, managed and organised so that it operates efficiently and effectively. The Head of the Paid Service may not be the Monitoring Officer but they may be the Chief Financial Officer if they are a qualified accountant.
13.03 The role of the Monitoring Officer
The role of the Monitoring Officer is to ensure that the Council operates within the law and its Constitution and deals with local people and businesses fairly and reasonably (that is, without “maladministration”). Where the Monitoring Officer discovers the Council has or proposes to break the law or that it has or proposes to act unfairly, they must make a report to the Cabinet (if the matter is an executive function) or the full Council (in any other case).
13.04 The role of the Chief Financial Officer
The role of the Chief Financial Officer is to ensure that the Council uses and manages its financial resources wisely and that decisions relating to the use of the Council’s financial resources are lawful and prudent.
13.05 Conduct of Officers
Officers are required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Employees and the Protocol on Relationships between Officers and Members, which may be found in Part 5 of the Constitution.
13.06 Employment and dismissal of Officers
Officers will be recruited and dismissed in accordance with the Officer Employment Procedure Rules that are set out in Part 4 of the Constitution.