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.
Cabinet Member Decisions
Community & Regeneration Scrutiny Committee
Responsibilities include:
Reviewing Policies of decisions of Council/Cabinet,
Reviewing the performance of external partners.
The Terms of reference of the committee include the following:
• Parking Services
• Cemeteries, parks and Open Spaces
• Children and Young People
• Climate change
• Community Safety and Accountability
• Councillor call for Action
• Crime and Disorder Act
• Culture and arts
• Economic development and Regeneration
• Health Improvement
• Housing strategy
• Leisure and Community Development
• Leisure Services
• Local Development framework
• Markets
• Older people
• Partner Agencies and local Strategic partnership
• Planning and Sustainable Communities
• Public conveniences
• Public Health
• Tourism
• Transport and Highways
Corporate Resources Scrutiny Committee
The responsibilities of the Committee include reviewing the policies / decisions of cabinet and council and the scrutiny of external partners.
Terms of reference include:
• Scrutiny Co-ordination (including the allocation of all overview and scrutiny functions not within the specific remit of the scrutiny Committees)
• Asset Management
• Single Site
• Branding
• Budget and major policy
• Communication
• Comprehensive Area Assessment
• Concessionary Travel
• Corporate Plan Review
• Customer Services / Worcestershire Hub
• Emergency Planning
• Equality and diversity
• Human Resources
• ICT
• Improvement Plan
• Performance Monitoring and Improvement
• Scrutiny and support
• Refuse Collection and Recycling
• Transformational Change
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.
Independent Remuneration Panel
An independent panel that considers the remuneration and allowances of the Members.
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.
Overview & Scrutiny Committee
Planning Committee
Responsibilities include:
• Determining planning and related applications
• Planning Enforcement matters
• All matters relating to conservation areas
• Tree preservation orders
• Hedgerows
• Building preservation notices
• Advertisement control
• Listed buildings
• Footpath diversion, stopping up and related matters.
Worcestershire Shared Services Joint Committee
Councils Constitution.