Contents
Section 1
- Political Management Arrangements
- Appointment of Committees
- Constitution of Committees
- General Provisions Regulating all Standing Committees and Sub-Committees of the Council
- Administration of Delegated and Referred Functions
Section 2
- Terms of Reference and Delegation to Committees
- Area Committees
- Strategic Committees
- Planning Protective Services & Licensing Committee
- Short Life Working Groups
- Audit & Scrutiny Committee
- Appeals Committees
Section 3
- Delegation to Officers
- Specific Delegations to Officers
Introduction
The Council accepts the principle that in the discharge of its statutory functions, decisions should be made at the lowest and the most local level consistent with the nature of the issues involved. An important element in the practical implementation of this principle is an effective Scheme of Delegations encompassing all major levels of decision making below that of the Council itself.
The delegations in this Scheme are made having regard to the terms of Section 56 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and are subject to any alterations made necessary by the introduction of new, or amendments to existing, legislation, regulations, or codes of practice as through decisions of the Council itself.
