Constitution
Please click on the appropriate link below to view the document. Please note that all these documents are in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and by necessity quite large.The Dartford Borough Council Constitution (Part 1 & Part 2) 
Part 3
- Responsibility for Functions - Part 3
- Terms of Reference
- Scheme of Delegations to Officers
- Cabinet Portfolios
Part 4 Rules of Procedure
- Standing Orders (Procedural)
- Financial Regulations PDF, 189.93 KB
- Contract Standing Orders (Contracts Procedure Rules) and Procurement Guide PDF, 3628.46 KB
- Licensing Sub-Committee Hearing Procedure
- Development Control Board Public Speaking Protocol
- Site Visit Procedure
- Part 5 - Codes and Protocols
- Anti-Fraud and Corruption Strategy PDF, 64.53 KB
- Employee Code of Conduct PDF, 75.78 KB
- Politically Restricted Posts PDF, 69.57 KB
- [Member] Code of Conduct PDF, 11.28 KB
- Deed,Trust and Obligations Committee - Conflicts of Interest Policy PDF, 35.59 KB
- Member/Officer Relations' Protocol
- Member/Officer Relations' FAQs
- Gifts, Benefits & Hospitality
- Gifts, Benefits & Hospitality FAQs
- Probity in Planning Protocol
- Probity in Licensing Protocol
- Use of Council Facilities & Resources by Councillors
- Use of Council Facilities & Resources by Councillors FAQs
- Outside Bodies
- Protocol on Release of Confidential Information
- Protocol on Release of Confidential Information FAQs
- Dual-hatted Members' FAQs
- Lobbying FAQs
- Predisposition, Predetermination and Bias FAQs
- Joint Working - Partnerships PDF, 63.78 KB
- Whistleblowing Policy PDF, 52.75 KB
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8 - Other Rules of Procedure
- Rules of Substitution
- Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Committee Protocol
- MoU with Dartford and Gravesham Community Safety Partnership
- Policy Overview Committee Protocol (Overview/Review Function)
- Scrutiny Committee Protocol (Scrutiny Function)
- RIPA Policy Statement
- Parish Council Toolkit (by kind permission of ACSeS) PDF, 799.92 KB
Petitions
- Paper Petitions Procedure - (Please read the guidance, before completing a Petitions Template PDF, 228.68 KB
- ePetitions Procedure - (Please read the guidance, before submitting an ePetition)
- Petitions received and responses (from April 2010)
- Active ePetitions
If you do not know how to use the internet but would like to submit an ePetition, call 0800 77 1234 to find your nearest UK online centre. UK online centres are a network of free computer centres across England, that offer people help and support to access and use computers and the internet.
Please address any enquiries relating to items on this page to:
Head of Legal Services
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre
Home Gardens
Dartford
Kent DA1 1DR
DX 142726 DARTFORD 7
Tel: 01322 343634
Email: legal.services@dartford.gov.uk
Last Updated: 13th June 2013