Constitution

Shropshire County Council's constitution 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 law, while others are matters for the Council to choose.

The attachments on this page provide the full constitution.

Constitution contents

• part 1 - summary and explanation
• part 2 - articles of the constitution
• part 3 - responsibility for local functions
• part 4 - council procedure rules
• part 4b - financial rules
• part 4c - contract procedure rules
• part 5 - codes and protocols
• part 6 - members' allowance scheme
• part 7 - management structure
• part 8 - delegations to officers
• part 9 - appendix documents

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