4 - How we make decisions

This page gives information on decision-making processes and records of decisions.

Timetable of council meetings

Agendas, officers' reports, background papers and minutes of council committee, sub committee and standing forum meetings

This is the information is required to be publicly available under local authority access to information rules.

Major policy proposals and decisions

(see Forward Plan)

Facts and analyses of facts considered when framing major policies (as above)

Public consultations

Details of online consultation exercises and consultation exercises with access to the consultation papers or information about where the papers can be obtained. The results and outcomes of consultation exercises.

Internal communications guidance (Available internally on the Council Intranet only), criteria used for decision-making, internal instructions, manuals and guidelines (various, though high level guidance is included in the Council Constitution).

Additional Resources