The Council's Constitution
South Lakeland District Council has a constitution which
sets out how the council operates, how decisions are made and the
procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient,
transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these
processes are required by the law, while others are a matter for
the council to choose.
Have your say on the Constitution of South Lakeland District
Council
One of the roles of the council's Monitoring Officer is to
monitor and review the operation of the Constitution to ensure that
the aims and principles of the Constitution are given full
effect.
If any Member, Officer, the public or other relevant
stakeholders have any issues they wish to raise with regard to the
Constitution, then please write to the council's Monitoring Officer
or email them at
committeeservices@southlakeland.gov.uk
The Monitoring Officer is currrently carrying out the Annual
Review. If anyone has any issues that they would wish to
raise as part of this process, then we would be pleased to hear
from you by Friday, 2 March 2012.
The Constitution is divided into16 articles which set out the
basic rules governing the council's business.
More detailed procedures and codes of practice are provided in
separate rules and protocols at the end of the document.
Please select a link below to view the section you
require