Standing Orders describe and regulate how the Council conducts business. Financial Regulations regulate how taxpayers money is spent by the Council. It is a wide ranging document that is kept under review. You can download the full text by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.
What are Standing Orders and Financial Regulations?
Standing Orders deal with things such as the quorum needed for a meeting, the order of business, how resolutions are moved, what the rules of debate are at meetings, how confidential business is dealt with and how standing orders can be suspended, revoked or amended. Some of the things within Standing Orders are laid down in legislation and can’t be amended by a Council.
Financial Regulations are intended to ensure that Council’s financial management is adequate and effective and that there is a sound system of internal control which facilitates the effective exercise of the council’s functions, including arrangements for the management of risk. They cover things such as annual budgets, banking arrangements, the authorisation of payments, order for works, the awarding of contracts and the management of asset and risk. As with Standing Orders, some of the things in Financial Regulations are laid down by legislation and can’t be amended by Council.
The Standing Orders and Financial Regulations can be downloaded in PDF form by clicking on the links provided.