Portsmouth City Council Constitution: List of contents

Chapter 1 – Summary Explanation of the Constitution
Chapter 2 – Members of the Council
Chapter 3 – Residents Responsibilities
Chapter 4 – Role of the City Council
Chapter 5 – Chairing the City Council
Chapter 6 – Scrutiny
Chapter 7 – The Cabinet
Chapter 8 – Arrangements to Perform Regulatory Functions
Chapter 9 – Governance, Audit and Standards Committee
Chapter 10 – Area Committees and Forums
Chapter 11 – Joint Arrangements
Chapter 12 – Officers
Chapter 13 – Decision-Making
Chapter 14 – Legal, Financial and Contract matters
Chapter 15 – Review and Revision of the Constitution
Chapter 16 – Interpretation of the Constitution
Schedule 1 – Executive Arrangements

Section 1 – Purpose

Section 2 – Committee Responsibilities:

• Planning Committee
• Licensing Committee
• Governance & Audit & Standards Committee
• Employment Committee

Section 3 – Responsibility for Cabinet Functions:

• The Leader
• Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
• Cabinet Member for Housing
• Cabinet Member for Children & Families
• Cabinet Member for Education
• Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration & Economic Development
• Cabinet Member for Traffic & Transportation
• Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport
• Cabinet Member for Environment & Community Safety
• Cabinet Member for Resources

Section 4 – Joint Arrangements

• Portchester Crematorium Joint Committee
• Project Integra Management Board

Section 5 – Chief Officers’ Delegated Authority

Section 5A Member Information Service
Section 5B Delegation of Decision Making to Officers
Section 5C Proper Officer / Statutory Appointments

• Access to Information procedure rules
• Budget and Policy Framework procedure rules
• Executive procedure rules
• Policy & Review Panels procedure rules

Part 3A – Standing Orders for the regulation of business

• Contract procedure rules

Part 3B – Rules in respect of Acquisition, Disposal, Use and Development of land

Part 3C – Financial Rules 1

• Financial Rules 2

Part 3D – Officers’ Employment procedure rules

Part 4A – Councillors Code of Conduct
Part 4B – Code of Conduct in respect of planning applications
Part 4C – Code of Conduct for Employees
Part 4D – Member / Officer relations
Part 4E – Appointments to Outside Bodies
Part 4F – Statutory Officers

• Cabinet and Opposition
• Membership of Regulatory Committees
• Membership of Committees and Scrutiny Panels
• Your Council

Part 9A – Administrative and procedural rules for member items on the Executive, Policy and Review Panels and Regulatory Committees
Part 9B – Rules for Standing Deputies on Regulatory Committees
Part 9C – Member protocol use of email
Part 9D – Guidance for Members and Officers representing the Council on Outside Bodies
Part 9E – Audio Visual Recording