About your Council
Council Constitution
- Councillor information
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- Compliments and Complaints
- Environmental Information
- Freedom of Information (FOI)
- Public Notices and Consultations
- Weddings and Civil Partnerships
- Moving to Malvern
- Tackling climate change
- Browse Meetings, Minutes and Agendas
- Modern Slavery Act Statement
- Malvern Theatres £20m project
- Jobs
- Community Infrastructure Charging Levy Consultation
- Media and Press Enquiries
- Corporate Peer Challenge
- Local Government Reorganisation
Please find the updated Council Constitution. This document is ever evolving, so if you have any constitutional queries please contact the Democratic Services team on:
Index
Part 1 – Summary and Explanation
pdf Summary and explanation (231 KB)
Part 2 – Articles of the Constitution
document Articles of the Constitution (47 KB)
Part 3 - Responsibility for functions
- pdf Summary of Council Committees (279 KB)
- pdf Responsibility for Functions -Terms of Reference - Planning Committee (116 KB)
- pdf Scheme of Delegation (380 KB)
- pdf Scheme of Delegation - Director of Planning and Infrastructure (175 KB)
Part 4 – Rules and Procedure for Council and Committee
- pdf Council and Committee Procedure Rules (392 KB)
- pdf Public Participation at Area Planning Committees (198 KB)
- document Access to Information Rights and rights to record meetings (26 KB)
- document Officer Employment Procedure Rules (24 KB)
- document Financial Rules (2019) (91 KB)
- pdf Contract Procedure Rules (513 KB)
Part 5 – Codes and Protocols
- pdf Councillor Code of Conduct (367 KB)
- document Investigating allegations of breach of the Code of Conduct (24 KB)
- document Member's Right of Access to Council Premises (46 KB)
- document Protocol for Member/Employee Relations (22 KB)
- document Member's Gifts and Hospitality (20 KB)
- pdf Social Media Guidance for Councillors (1.32 MB)
- pdf Protocol on Dealing with Planning Matters (284 KB)
- document Protocol for the Role of Monitoring Officer (19 KB)
- document Councillors - Leave of Absence from Council Meetings (24 KB)
- document Petitions Scheme and Summary (36 KB)
- pdf HR Services: Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure (2018) (438 KB)
- pdf HR Services: Code of Conduct for Employees (2018) (471 KB)
- pdf Anti-Fraud & Corruption Policy Statement and Strategy (2002) (130 KB)