Version 1.3, published on 21 October 2025, reflects the following changes. New text is shown in italics:
Part/ Section | Paragraph | Revisions | Source of Authority MO – Monitoring Officer Decision FC – Full Council Decision |
Various | – | Minor numbering, cross-referencing, formatting or typographical revisions. | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6a – Formatting or typographical corrections) |
| Part 2.8 | Section 4, paras 4.1 to 4.26 | Replaced with revised Section 4 as approved by the Statutory Licensing and Gambling Committee on 18 September 2025 (Minute SLGC4/25 refers). | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6c – required to put into effect any decision of the Council) |
| Part 3.4 | Para 1.22, 1.41 | Spelling of Appointer corrected to Appointor | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6b – Necessary to remove inconsistency or ambiguity) |
| Appendices | New | New Appendix 4a as approved at Standards Committee on 1 October 2025 (Minute SC33/25 refers) | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6c -required to put into effect any decision of the Council) |
| Appendix A8 | – | Scrutiny Referral Form revised in line with good practise. | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.8 – to append or supplement the documents which form part of the Appendices to the Constitution) |
| Appendix 10 | – | Revised to clarify that the form is accessible to councillors via the Members’ Hub. | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.8 – to append or supplement the documents which form part of the Appendices to the Constitution) |
Version 1.2, published on 1 August 2025, reflects the following changes. New text is shown in italics:
Part/ Section | Paragraph | Revisions | Source of Authority MO – Monitoring Officer Decision FC – Full Council Decision |
Various | – | Minor numbering, cross-referencing, formatting or typographical revisions. | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6a) |
1, Article 6 | 6.3 | “The Leader of the Council will be elected from amongst the Members of the Council for a 4 year term from amongst the Members of the Council at the post-election Annual Meeting.” | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6b) |
2.2 | 2.68 2.69 | Reformat existing provisions listed at Paragraph 2.71 as standalone paragraphs (2.68 and 2.69) to remove ambiguity and clarity in terms of speaking duration. | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6b) |
2.3, Section 3 | Annex A | Insertion of following sentence at Paragraph 3.1: “Further information on Portfolio Holder distribution is available on the website (hyperlink).” | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6b) |
2.7, Section 2 | 2.30 | “Multiple motions may be moved during the course of a debate. Subject to paragraph 2.44 but each motion will be put to the vote in the order in which it was seconded. If a motion is carried all other motions fall away.” | MO (Article 1, Paragraph 1.6b) |
2.13, Sections 2 and 3B | Section 2 Annex A Management Structure and Section 3B Paragraph 3.60 | Update Management Structure to remove Data Protection Officer reference and update table to: 1) reflect change in Data Protection Officer postholder from Chief Legal and Governance Officer to Senior Data Governance Lawyer and Data Protection Officer with effect from 1 August 2025; and ; 2) reflect Legal Services Manager as Deputy Monitoring Officer. | MO (Part 2.13 (Section 3B), Paragraph 3.59) |
Version 1.1, effective from 1 June 2025 included changes made under the Monitoring Officer’s delegation from Full Council (Minute No: FC30/25/d)).
Version adopted by Full Council on 14 May 2025 and effective from 1 June 2025, subject to changes authorised by the Monitoring Officer, in accordance with Full Council resolution d (Min No. FC30/25).