Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Newport, Isle of WIght
PART 1 - Contents, Index and Glossary PDF 258 KB
PART 2 - INTRODUCTION
1. The Constitution PDF 135 KB
2. Councillors PDF 175 KB
3. Officers/Staff PDF 243 KB
4. The Public PDF 166 KB
5. Full Council PDF 160 KB
6. Cabinet PDF 141 KB
7. Overview and Scrutiny PDF 134 KB
8. Regulatory Committees and Boards PDF 164 KB
9. Joint Arrangements PDF 134 KB
10. Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters PDF 165 KB
11. Review and Revision of the Constitution PDF 161 KB
12. Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution PDF 163 KB
PART 3 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNCTIONS
1. Principles of Decision Making PDF 131 KB
2. Executive and Non-Executive Functions PDF 134 KB
3. Decision Making Structure PDF 134 KB
4. Full Council PDF 136 KB
5. Budget and Policy Framework Rules PDF 145 KB
6. Terms of Reference of Committees and Boards PDF 293 KB
7. Additional Rules Applying to Planning, Licensing and Appeals Committees PDF 138 KB
8. Joint Arrangements PDF 221 KB
9. Scrutiny and the Call-In Procedure PDF 256 KB
11. Non-Executive Scheme of Officer Delegation PDF 310 KB
10. Local Choice Functions PDF 146 KB
12. Statutory and Proper Officers PDF 196 KB
13. Cabinet PDF 183 KB
14. Cabinet Committees PDF 134 KB
15. Forward Plan PDF 131 KB
16. Key Decisions PDF 138 KB
17. Member Level Decisions PDF 136 KB
18. General Exception Decisions and Urgent Decisions PDF 136 KB
19. Executive Scheme of Officer Delegation PDF 213 KB
20. financial Regulations PDF 147 KB
21. contract Standing Orders PDF 192 KB
PART 4A - PROCEDURE RULES GOVERNING HOW FULL COUNCIL OPERATES
1. Annual Meetings PDF 135 KB
2. Ordinary Meetings PDF 135 KB
3. budget Meetings PDF 136 KB
4. Extraordinary Meetings PDF 135 KB
5. Notice of and Summons to Meetings PDF 130 KB
6. Chairman of the Council PDF 135 KB
7. quorum PDF 130 KB
8. questions by Members PDF 139 KB
9. Motions on Notice PDF 134 KB
10. Motions on Expenditure PDF 130 KB
11. Political Assistants PDF 131 KB
PART 4B - PROCEDURE RULES GOVERNING HOW FULL COUNCIL, CABINET, COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES AND BOARDS OPERATE
1. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman PDF 159 KB
2. Minutes PDF 130 KB
3. Record of Attendance PDF 130 KB
4. Exclusion of Public PDF 130 KB
5. Substitutes PDF 134 KB
6. Duration of Meetings PDF 130 KB
7. Motions without Notice PDF 134 KB
8. Previous Decisions and Motions (applies to Full Council and Cabinet only) PDF 130 KB
9. Rules of Debate PDF 144 KB
10. Voting PDF 134 KB
11. Rights to Attend and Speak PDF 725 KB
12. Members Interests PDF 135 KB
13. Party Whip PDF 158 KB
14. Questions by Members PDF 138 KB
15. Questions by Members of the Public PDF 142 KB
16. Disturbance by Public PDF 130 KB
17. Recording of Meetings PDF 130 KB
18. Discussion of Individual Officers PDF 130 KB
19. Non-Attendance at Meetings PDF 130 KB
20. Suspension, Amendment and Interpretation of Procedure Rules PDF 131 KB
PART 4C - PETITION SCHEME PDF 184 KB
PART 4D - OFFICER EMPLOYMENT RULES PDF 226 KB
PART 5 - CODES AND PROTOCOLS
1. Protocol for Councillors Rights to Information PDF 147 KB
2. Access to Information Rules PDF 153 KB
3. Protocol for Recording and Publishing Officer Decisions PDF 222 KB
4. Member Code of Conduct PDF 146 KB
5. Member Code of Conduct Complaints Procedure PDF 181 KB
6. Dispensations Protocol PDF 146 KB
7. Gifts and Hospitality Protocol PDF 173 KB
8. Protocol for Member/Officer/Staff Relations PDF 147 KB
9. Employee Code of Conduct PDF 189 KB
10. Monitoring Officer Protocol PDF 138 KB
11. Recording, Photography and Use of Social Media Protocol PDF 144 KB
12. Code of Practice for Members and Officers Dealing with Licensing Matters PDF 185 KB
13. Code of Practice for Members and Officers Dealing with Planning Matters PDF 221 KB
14. Protocol for Planning Committee Site Inspections PDF 136 KB
15. Code of Practice for Members and Officers Dealing with Property Transactions PDF 140 KB
16. Consultation Protocol between Isle of Wight Town and Parish Councils and Isle of Wight Council PDF 174 KB
17. Communications Protocol PDF 152 KB
PART 6 - MEMBERS ALLOWANCES SCHEME PDF 231 KB