Constitution Menu Page
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 Constitution (including Part 2 Articles)(714k pdf)
Part 3
- Responsibility for Functions
- Terms of Reference
- Scheme of Delegations to Officers (1159k pdf)
- Cabinet Portfolios
Part 4 Rules of Procedure
- Standing Orders (Procedural) (1Mb pdf)
- Financial Regulations
- Contract Standing Orders (Contracts Procedure Rules) and Procurement Guide
- Licensing Sub-Committee Procedure
- Development Control Board Public Speaking Protocol
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act
- 2000 (third party copyright)
- Local Assessment of Councillor Complaints Procedure
Part 5 - Codes and Protocols
- Employee Code of Conduct
- Member Code of Conduct
- Deed,Trust and Obligations Committee - Conflicts of Interest Policy
- Member/Officer Protocol
- Gifts and Hospitality
- Probity in Planning
- Use of Council Resources by Councillors
- Outside Bodies
- Explanatory Notes on (Councillor) Registerable Personal Interests (the full Registers may be inspected at the Council Offices)
- Restrictions applying to Standards Committee Independent Members
- Guidance to Members on Release of Confidential Information
- Joint Working - Partnerships
- Whistleblowing Policy
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)
- Parish Council Toolkit (by kind permission of ACSeS)
Petitions
- Paper Petitions Procedure - (Please read the guidance, before completing a Petitions Template)
- 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
