Hearing Personnel Appeals
Appointment of Divisional Heads
Responsibilities include:
Improving Corporate Governance having regard to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003.
Reporting issues of concern to the Cabinet.
Making recommendations for approval by the Cabinet on aspects of Audit both internally and externally
Guiding and co-ordinating the overall direction of the Council through the formulation of Corporate Plans, Objectives, Priorities and Programmes.
Together with the Overview & Scrutiny Committees, keeping under review the effectiveness of all the Council's activities and the standards and levels of services provided and identifying the need for new services.
Considering, co-ordinating and recommending to the Council new policies or changes in existing policies.
Making decisions within the budget and policy framework determined by Council.
• Community Safety and Accountability
• Communication
• Community Safety
• Children and Young People
• Older People
• Leisure Centres
• Culture and Arts
• Leisure and Community Development
• Councillor Call for Action (Local Government isses)
• Housing Strategy
• Refuse Collection and Recycling
• Cemeteries, Parks and Open Spaces
• Public Health
• Health Improvement
• Scrutiny Co-Ordination (including the allocation of all overview and scrutiny functions not within the specific remit of the Regeneration and Enterprise and Community Services Scrutiny Committees
• Call-In
• Budget and Major Policy
• Performance Monitoring and Improvement
• Corporate Plan Review
• Customer Service
• Comprehensive Area Assessment
• Improvement Plans
• Human Resources
• Equality and Diversity
• Scrutiny Support
• Emergency Planning
• Branding
• Asset Management
• ICT
Responsibilities include:
Determining the Budget
Appointing Leader, Deputy and all Cabinet Members
Appointing the Regulatory Committees, Overview and Scrutiny Committees and any other committees/forums to conduct the Council's business
Maintaining high standards of conduct by Councillors and co-opted members.
Assisting the Councillors and co-opted members to observe the Members' Code of Conduct.
Advising the council on the adoption or revision of the Members' Code of Conduct.
Monitoring the operation of the Code of Conduct.
Advising on training with regard to the Code of Conduct.
Determining alleged cases of misconduct under the Local Authorities (Code of Conduct) (Local Determinations) Regulations 2003.
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles
Public Entertainment Licences
Street Trading
Moneylenders, Pawnbrokers, Scrap Metal Dealers, Sex Shops and other Licensing matters.
Also manages fees and charges and protects the environment in relation to noise and other statutory nuisances.
Determining applications for licences and reviews of licences under:
the Licensing Act 2003
the Gambling Act 2005 and
such other legislation as may be enacted in relation to licensing matters involving public protection issues.
Elections and Electoral registration
Bye-Laws
Tenders
Quotations
Health & Safety
Conservation Areas
Tree Preservation Orders
Building Preservation Notices
Advertisement Control
Listed Buildings
Administration and enforcement of the Building Act 1984
Unauthorised development
Breaches of condition
Display of advertisements
Works to listed buildings and protected trees
and takes the appropriate enforcement action where necessary.
• Economic Development and Regeneration
• Tourism
• Local Development Framework
• Planning and Sustainable Communities
• Transportation and Highways
• Car Parks
• Markets
• Public Conveniences
• Concessionary Travel
• Climate Change
Councils Constitution.
