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.

Plans

• The Council Plan
• Business plans

Policies, strategies and procedures

• Adult safeguarding policy
• Adult Social Care complaints policy (PDF, 225KB)
• Adult Social Care and Health Local Account 2010-11 (PDF, 1.60MB)
• 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, 412KB)
• Benefit take-up policy (PDF, 67.6KB)
• Body Wearable Video Policy (PDF, 292KB)
• Children's Social Care complaints policy (PDF, 231KB)
• Collection of Council Tax code of practice (PDF, 234KB)
• Community Infrastructure Levy - Payments in Kind Policy (PDF, 156KB)
• Connecting the Atlantic Gateway
• Corporate debt policy (PDF, 94KB)
• Customer Care Charter (PDF, 57.5KB)
• Cycling Strategy
• Debt recovery code of practice (PDF, 232KB)
• Deferred Payment Agreements Charging Policy (PDF, 197KB)
• Diminishing the Difference for Disadvantaged Learners 2017 - 2020 (PDF, 368KB)
• Domestic Homicide Review
• Education fixed penalty notices (PDF, 168KB)
• Emergency planning
• Enforcement Agents code of practice (PDF, 116KB)
• Enforcement policy (PDF, 3.23MB)
• Family and Friends Care Policy (PDF, 287KB)
• Fees and charges 2018/19 (PDF, 1.09MB)
• Flag flying protocol (PDF, 110KB)
• Fraud prosecutions and sanctions policy (PDF, 84.3KB)
• Freedom of Information policy (PDF, 989KB)
• Freedom of Information charging policy (PDF, 854KB)
• Hate Crime Strategy 2016 - 2019 (PDF, 726KB)
• Highways Asset Management Strategy 2017 (PDF, 2.2MB)
• Housing strategies, policies and research
• ICT Strategy 2015-17 (PDF, 6MB)
• Key Decision Plans
• Library byelaws (PDF, 100KB)
• Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2026
• Managed Contact Policy (PDF, 102KB)
• Members' allowances scheme
• Museums acquisition policy (PDF, 139KB)
• Pay Policy Statement 18-19 (PDF, 230KB)
• Planning policy
• Procurement strategy and guidance
• Rural regeneration strategy and action plan (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Seamless Care - Closer to home (PDF, 2MB)
• Sex establishment policy (PDF, 620KB)
• Tenancy strategy (PDF, 300KB)
• Whistle blowing policy (PDF, 190KB)

Regulation of Investigative Powers Act (2000) policies

• Acquisition and disclosure of communications data policy (PDF, 215KB)
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) policy and procedure (PDF, 296KB)