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
• Cheshire West Place Plan
• Stronger Futures
• Our People Plan 2021 - 2024 (PDF, 2MB)
  • Our People Plan 2021 - 2024 accessible version (PDF, 345KB)

Policies, strategies and procedures

• Adult safeguarding policy
• Adult Social Care complaints policy (PDF, 225KB)
• Adult Social Care - Non-Residential Care Charging Policy (PDF, 183KB)
• All Age Carers Strategy 2021-26 (PDF, 338KB)
• 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, 167KB)
• Children's Social Care complaints policy (PDF, 231KB)
• Cheshire West Place Plan
• Climate Emergency Response Plan
• 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 Charter and Standards
• 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, 579KB)
• Equality and Diversity Policies
• Family and Friends Care Policy (PDF, 287KB)
• Fees and charges
• 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)
• Health Improvement Strategy
• Highways Asset Management Strategy (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Housing strategies, policies and research
• Key Decision Plans
• Library byelaws (PDF, 100KB)
• Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2026
• Managed Contact Policy (PDF, 777KB)
• Members' allowances scheme
• Museums Collections Development policy (PDF/A, 533KB)
• Pay Policy Statement (PDF, 109KB)
• 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)
• Social Value policy
• West Cheshire Children and Young People Plan
• 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)