Committee details

This Committee has three main functions:

Review of the Council’s Constitution:

To bring forward proposals which, in the opinion of the Chief Executive and Monitoring Officer, entail substantive changes to the Constitution, for consideration by the Council, excluding those matters which are specifically included within the remit of other bodies on the Council

Electoral Arrangements:

Determination as follows:

·       Review district or parish electoral arrangements including boundaries and report recommendations to Council

·       Give parish meetings powers of parish council

·       Increase/reduce number of parish councillors

·       Change parish electoral arrangements where agreed including parish warding

·       Appoint temporary parish councillors, S.91 LGA, 1972

Recommend to Council:

·       District and district ward boundary changes arising from review

·       Parish warding and boundary changes where not agreed

·       Periodic Electoral Review

·       New parish establishment

Ethical Standards:

As set out in Article 9.03