Constitution

Guide to the Constitution  (97 KB)

This Guide seeks to outline how the Constitution works.  It does not however summarise all the provisions of the Constitution, the details of which read below.

Worcestershire County Council's Constitution is separated into 16 documents:-

• Summary and Explanation    (PDF 97 KB)
• Articles of the Constitution    (PDF 130 KB)

• Appendix 1 – Scheme of Assignment of Responsibility for Functions  (PDF 129 KB) 
• Appendix 2 – Procedural Standing Orders  (PDF 116 KB)
• Appendix 3 – Cabinet Procedure Rules  (PDF 58 KB)
• Appendix 4 – Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules  (PDF 104 KB)
• Appendix 5 – Access to Information Rules  (PDF 63 KB)
• Appendix 6  – Budget and Policy Framework Rules  (PDF 40 KB)
• Appendix 7 – Financial Regulations  (PDF 60 KB)
• Appendix 8 – Contract Standing Orders  (PDF 47 KB)
• Appendix 9 – Officer Employment Procedure Rules  (PDF 40 KB)
• Appendix 10 - Members' Code of Conduct  (PDF 48 KB)
• Appendix 11 - Officers' Code of Conduct  (PDF 82 KB)
• Appendix 12 – Member/Officer Relations Protocol  (PDF 158 KB)
• Appendix 13 – Councillors' Allowances Scheme  (PDF 71 KB)
• Appendix 14  – Management Structures  9PDF 31 KB)