Information

Front Page PDF 117 KB

PART 1 - Contents, Index and Glossary PDF 230 KB

PART 2 - INTRODUCTION

1. The Constitution PDF 135 KB

2. Councillors PDF 172 KB

3. Officers/Staff PDF 240 KB

4. The Public PDF 163 KB

5. Full Council PDF 157 KB

6. Cabinet PDF 141 KB

7. Overview and Scrutiny PDF 134 KB

8. Regulatory Committees and Boards PDF 161 KB

9. Joint Arrangements PDF 133 KB

10. Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters PDF 162 KB

11. Review and Revision of the Constitution PDF 158 KB

12. Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution PDF 160 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 144 KB

6. Terms of Reference of Committees and Boards PDF 280 KB

7. Additional Rules Applying to Planning, Licensing and Appeals Committee PDF 139 KB

8. Joint Arrangements PDF 213 KB

9. Scrutiny and the Call-In Procedure PDF 255 KB

10. Local Choice Functions PDF 146 KB

11. Non-Executive Scheme of Officer Delegation PDF 310 KB

12. Statutory and Proper Officers PDF 197 KB

13. Cabinet PDF 154 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 217 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 131 KB

9. Rules of Debate PDF 144 KB

10. Voting PDF 133 KB

11. Rights to Attend and Speak PDF 131 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 225 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 220 KB

4. Member Code of Conduct PDF 171 KB

5. Member Code of Conduct Complaints Procedure PDF 180 KB

6. Dispensations Protocol PDF 145 KB

7. Gifts and Hospitality Protocol PDF 172 KB

8. Protocol for Member/Officer/Staff Relations PDF 147 KB

9. Employee Code of Conduct PDF 188 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 184 KB

13. Code of Practice for Members and Officers Dealing with Planning Matters PDF 219 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 173 KB

17. Communications Protocol PDF 152 KB

PART 6 - MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES SCHEME PDF 246 KB