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Constitution - Wednesday, 23rd March, 2022 2.14 pm

Venue: 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk

Contact: Jill Ryan

Items
No.	Item
1.	Constitution 1: Contents PDF 237 KB
2.	Constitution 2: Summary and Explanation PDF 218 KB
	Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution
3a	Constitution 3.1: Article 1 - The Constitution PDF 8 KB
3b	Article 2 - Members of the Council PDF 230 KB
3c	Article 3 - Citizens and the Council PDF 185 KB
3d	Article 4 - The Full Council - Section PDF 203 KB
3e	Article 5 - Chairing the Council PDF 174 KB
3f	Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny Committees PDF 220 KB
3g	Article 7 - The Leader and Cabinet PDF 203 KB
3h	Article 8 - Other Committees PDF 82 KB
3i	Article 9 - The Standards Committee PDF 202 KB
3j	Article 10 - Area Committees PDF 181 KB
3k	Article 11 - Joint Arrangements PDF 184 KB
3l	Article 12 - Officers PDF 198 KB
3m	Article 13 - Decision Making & Article 13A Monitoring Officer Protocol PDF 301 KB Additional documents: Constitution 3.13A Monitoring Officer Protocol , item 3m PDF 135 KB
3n	Article 14 - Finance, Contracts & Legal Matters PDF 181 KB
3o	Article 15 - Review & Revision of the Constitution PDF 183 KB
3p	Article 16 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution PDF 180 KB
3q	Schedule 1 - Description of the Executive Arrangements - Section 3.S1 PDF 85 KB
	Part 3 - Responsibility of the Executive Arrangements
4a	Constitution 4.1: Responsibility for Functions PDF 581 KB Additional documents: Constitution 4.1A - Membership of committees, sub-committees, etc , item 4a PDF 394 KB Constitution 4.1B: Cabinet Members - “Portfolio Details” , item 4a PDF 226 KB Constitution 4.1C - Cabinet and Council Appointments to Outside Bodies , item 4a PDF 169 KB
4b	Constitution 4.2 Proper Officer Provisions and Scheme of Delegation to Chief Officers PDF 300 KB Additional documents: Constitution 4.2A: Scheme of Delegation to Chief Officers etc - Chief Operating Officer , item 4b PDF 116 KB Constitution 4.2B: Scheme of Delegation to Corporate Director of Place and Community , item 4b PDF 536 KB Constitution 4.2C : Scheme of Delegation to the Corporate Director of Transformation & Resources, Legal and Democratic Services Manager (As Monitoring Officer & Senior Legal Officer) Head of Finance, Procurement & Commercial Services (As Section 151 Officer) , item 4b PDF 215 KB
4c	Constitution 4.3 Scheme of Delegation to Cabinet and Portfolio Holders PDF 118 KB
	Part 4 - Rules of Procedure
5a	Council Procedure Rules PDF 282 KB View the background to item 5a
5b	Remote Meetings Procedure PDF 203 KB
6.	Access to Information Procedure Rules PDF 248 KB
7.	Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules PDF 126 KB
8.	Cabinet Procedure Rules PDF 214 KB
9a	Overview and Scrutiny Committee Procedure Rules PDF 152 KB
9b	Members' Update Procedure Rules - Information Items PDF 198 KB
10.	Committee Procedure Rules - Section 10 PDF 116 KB
11a	Financial Regulations - Section 11.1 PDF 251 KB
12.	Contracts Procedure Rules - Section 12 PDF 326 KB
12a	Temporary Changes to Contracts Procedure Rules - COVID PDF 169 KB
13a	Pay Policy Statement - Section 13.1 PDF 693 KB View the background to item 13a
13b	Officer Employment Procedure Rules - Section 13.2 PDF 128 KB
14.	Procedure for the public and applicants who wish to speak at the Planning Committee on Planning Applications that might affect them - Section 14 PDF 136 KB
14a	Public Speaking - Protocol - Section 14.1 PDF 321 KB
15.	Part 5 - Codes, Protocols and Schemes
16a	Members' Code of Conduct - Section 16.1 PDF 416 KB
16b	Protocol on Member/Officer Relations - Section 16.2 PDF 224 KB
16c	Planning Code of Good Practice - Section 16.3 PDF 340 KB
16d	Protocol on the use of ICT by Members - Section 16.4 PDF 241 KB
16e	Independent Person Protocol - Section 16.5 PDF 157 KB
17a	Officers' Code of Conduct - Section 17.1 PDF 393 KB
17b	Whistleblowing Code - Section 17.2 PDF 527 KB
17c	Indemnity 1996 - Section 17.3 PDF 121 KB
18.	Conventions for the Management of Council Business PDF 160 KB
18a	Protocol - Arrangements for Crime and Disorder Scrutiny - Section 18.1 PDF 142 KB
18b	Petitions Scheme - Section 18.2 PDF 215 KB
18c	Members Items/Councillor Call for Action (CCFA) - Section 18.3 PDF 248 KB
	Part 6 - Members' Allowances Scheme
19.	Members Allowances Scheme & Guidance - Section 19 PDF 287 KB
	Part 7 - Management Structure
20.	Management Structure - Section 20 PDF 88 KB
20a	Management Structure for RIPA - Section 20A PDF 61 KB