Council plans, policies and strategies
Constitution
The Council's Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made, and the procedures which are followed to ensure that there are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people.
Policies, strategies and procedures
- Adult safeguarding policy
- Adult Social Care and Health Local Account 2010-11 (PDF, 1.60MB)
- Adult Social Care and Health Strategic Commissioning Plan for Independence, Health and Wellbeing 2011-14 (PDF, 2.80MB)
- Adult Social Care and Health Workforce Strategy (PDF, 573KB)
- Alley gating policy - making places safer (PDF, 179KB)
- Anti-fraud and corruption strategy (PDF, 1.03MB)
- Bankruptcy procedure (PDF, 373KB)
- Bailiffs code of practice (PDF, 74KB)
- Benefit take-up policy (PDF, 67.6KB)
- Collection of Council Tax code of practice (PDF, 144KB)
- Corporate Asset Management Plan 2011-2016 (PDF, 5.25MB)
- Customer Care Charter (PDF, 57.5KB)
- Education fixed penalty notices code of conduct (PDF, 178KB)
- Emergency planning
- Enforcement policy (PDF, 745KB)
- Fee and charges (PDF, 1MB)
- Key Decision Plans
- Fraud prosecutions and sanctions policy (PDF, 84.3KB)
- Freedom of Information policy (PDF, 989KB)
- Freedom of Information charging policy (PDF, 854KB)
- Housing policies
- Library byelaws (PDF, 100KB)
- Library regulations (PDF , 45.3KB)
- Local transport plan
- Members' allowances scheme
- Museums acquisition policy (PDF, 139KB)
- Partnerships policy and toolkit
- Planning policy
- Draft residents' parking policy (PDF, 215KB)
- Rural regeneration strategy and action plan (PDF, 2.05KB)
- Recovery of overpayments policy (PDF, 97.3KB)
- Tenancy strategy (PDF, 300KB)
- Whistle blowing protocol (PDF, 66.1KB)
Regulation of Investigative Powers Act (2000) Policies
- Acquisition and disclosure of communications data policy (PDF, 215KB)
- Surveillance policy and procedures (PDF, 250KB)