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The Constitution is the Council’s Code of Corporate Governance which sets out how the Council operates, 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 processes are prescribed by the law, others are matters for the Council's discretion or have evolved in light of experience.

Articles 1 - 16 and Schedule 1 (Description of Executive Arrangements).

Article 1                      The Constitution

Article 2                      Members of the Council

Article 3                      The People of Devon and the Council

Article 4                      The Council

Article 5                      Chairing the Council

Article 6                      The Cabinet

Article 7                      Overview and Scrutiny Committees

Article 8                      Regulatory and other Committees

Article 9                      The Standards Committee

Article 10                   Area Committees and Forums

Article 11                   Joint Arrangements

Article 12                   Officers

Article 13                   Decision Making

Article 14                   Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters

Article 15                   Review and Revision of the Constitution

Article 16                   Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution

Schedule 1                Description of Executive Arrangements

Responsibility for Functions including Terms of Reference and Scheme of Delegation.

Rules of Procedure for Meetings of the Council, Cabinet and Committees, including Public Participation, Petitions, Protocols for Development Management, Farms Estate and Scrutiny Procedure Rules.

The collective term for various Council regulations and provisions including Procurement Policy, Financial Regulations, Contract Procedure Rules, Electronic Transactions, Surplus Property, Insurance and the Whistleblowing Policy.

Code of Business Conduct, including Members and Officers Code of Conduct, Job Profiles for Elected Members, Protocol on Member / Officer Relationships, Pay Policy Statement and Chief Officer Employment Rules.

This document sets out the full range of allowances payable to members of the County Council in line with the Local Authorities (Members' Allowances) Regulations 1991, as amended.

This outlines the Senior Management Structure of the Council.

Joint Arrangements made by the Council with other Local Authorities under S101 of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Council’s procedures are governed by its Constitution. This is supplemented by the approved Working Practices explained below which affect the operation of the Committee process or impact upon individual members. These Working Practices do not form part of the Constitution but are reproduced here for convenient reference.

The Council’s Framework of Corporate Guidance also includes other Devon County Council Strategies, Plans etc, which are listed in this part.