General Information

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• Party leaders and Committee Chairman,
• Roles and membership of Committees,
• About Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
• Role and membership of other Panels and Groups,
• Member Champions,
• Council Constitution,
• Members' Allowances,
• Members' Interests and appointments on outside bodies,
• Visitors guide to Council and Committee meetings,
• Timetables of Meetings,
• Members' request for Call-in.

Party leaders and Committee Chairman

• Political party leaders and deputies
• Chairman/Vice-Chairman of Council and Committees

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Roles and membership of Committees

• Development committee (Planning committee),
• Licensing and Appeals committee,
• Overview and Scrutiny committee (Community Services),
• Overview and Scrutiny committee (Stewardship),
• Standards committee,
• Strategy committee.

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About Overview and Scrutiny Committee

• Overview and Scrutiny - How it works and How to get involved,
• Overview and Scrutiny Handbook (PDF, 271Kb).

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Role and membership of other Panels and Groups

• Housing panel,
• Human Resource (HR) panel,
• Procurement task group,
• Strategic Financial Planning,
• Village of the Year Awards panel.

NOTE:  Panel and Task Group papers are not available to the public.

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Member Champions

Member Champions (PDF, 10Kb).

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Council Constitution

• Contents (PDF, 80Kb), (Oct 2011) 
• Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (PDF, 27Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution (PDF, 101Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions (PDF, 89Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 4 - Rules of Procedure (PDF, 358Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 5 - Codes and Protocols (PDF, 91Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 6 - Members' Allowances Scheme (PDF, 38Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 7 - Management Structure (PDF, 22Kb), (Oct 2011)
• Part 8 - Monitoring Officer Protocol (PDF, 68Kb). (Oct 2011)

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Members' Allowances
(see Part 6 above for the current Members' Allowances Scheme)

• Summary of Councillors' Allowances paid in 2010/11 (PDF, 30kb),
• Summary of Councillors' Allowances paid in 2009/10 (PDF, 12kb),
• Summary of Councillors' Allowances paid in 2008/09 (PDF, 16kb),
• Summary of Councillors' Allowances paid in 2007/08 (PDF, 16kb),
• Summary of Councillors' Allowances paid in 2006/07 (PDF, 15kb).

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Members' Interests and appointments on outside bodies

• Members' Interests (2008/09) (PDF, 38kb),
• Members' Interests (2007/08) (PDF, 20Kb),
• Members' Interests (2006/07) (PDF, 86Kb),
• Members' Appointments on Outside Bodies (PDF, 44Kb) - updated 27 May 2011.

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Visitors guide to Council and Committee meetings

Guide for Visitors to Council & Committee Meetings (PDF, 145Kb).

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Timetables of Meetings

• Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council Meeting Timetable (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15) (PDF, 39kb),
• Council Meeting Timetable (2011/12) (PDF, 17kb),
• Council Meeting Timetable (2010/11) (PDF, 14kb),

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Members' request for Call-in

Members' Request for Call-In form (PDF, 17Kb).

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Councillor Call for Action

Councillor Call for Action Protocol (PDF, 30kb),
Councillor Call for Action Request Form (PDF, 13kb),

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