Council Structure

Appointments and Appeals

Responsibilities include:

Hearing Personnel Appeals

Appointment of Divisional Heads

Audit Committee

The Committee is drawn from a range of membership backgrounds and expertise. The Committee consists of 9 members.

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

Cabinet

Responsibilities include:

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 & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee

Corporate Resources Scrutiny Committee

Council

The ultimate decision making body on Council policy and practice consisting of all 42 elected councillors.

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

Ethics and Standards

Responsibilities include:

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.

Hearings Sub-Committee

Responsibilities include:

Determining alleged cases of misconduct under the Local Authorities (Code of Conduct) (Local Determinations) Regulations 2003.

Licensing and Environmental Committee

Responsibilities include:

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.

Licensing Sub-Committee

Responsibilities include:

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.

Miscellaneous Functions Committee

Responsibilities include:

Elections and Electoral registration

Bye-Laws

Tenders

Quotations

Health & Safety

Planning

Councils Constitution.