Part 2 - The role of the Provost, Depute Provost, Leader, Depute Leader and Policy Leads

6. Office Holders

The Provost and the Depute Provost are elected by the Council and normally hold office for the life of the Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994.

The Leader and Depute Leader of the Council will be councillors elected to the position of Leader or Depute by the Council, and will normally hold office during the life of the Council unless –

S/he is suspended from being a councillor (partially or wholly) in terms of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Act 2000 (although s/he may resume office subject to the approval of the Council at the end of the period of suspension); or
S/he is removed from office by resolution of the Council.

The Council accepts that Policy Leads and Depute Policy Leads will be appointed to such positions by the Council on the nomination of the Leader. A Policy Lead will hold office until otherwise determined by the Council (but not beyond the life of the Council) unless:

S/he is suspended from being a councillor in terms of the Ethical Standards in Public Life (Scotland) Act 2000 (although s/he may resume office subject to the approval of the Council at the end of the period of suspension).

Appendix 1 contains a detailed description of the role and duties of the Provost, Leader and Policy Leads.

Responsibility for achieving outcomes identified in the Corporate and Service Plans lies with the Council who will receive performance information in accordance with the Performance Improvement Framework. Similar responsibilities lie with Area Committees in respect of Area Scorecards and the local delivery of Council Services, and the Strategic Committees for service performance and the Audit and Scrutiny Committee in respect of key elements of the Corporate Plan.
The Audit and Scrutiny Committee (which will comprise Councillors none of whom shall be a Policy Lead and one non-Councillor member who shall be the Chair) has the remit given to it within the Scheme of Administration and Delegations and will monitor and provide guidance and advice in relation to financial audit, governance and risk management.

The Council will appoint the Committees set out in the Scheme of Administration and Delegations and may appoint other Committees.