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The Constitution For Bournemouth Borough Council
| Part 1 | Summary and Explanation | |
| Part 2 | Articles of the Constitution | |
| Article 1 | The Constitution | |
| Article 2 | Members of the Council | |
| Article 3 | Members of the Public and the Council | |
| Article 4 | The Full Council | |
| Article 5 | Electing the Mayor and Chairing the Council | |
| Article 6 | Scrutiny and Review Panels | |
| Article 7 | The Cabinet | |
| Article 8 | Statutory Boards and Other Bodies | |
| Article 9 | Standards Board | |
| Article 10 | Area Forums | |
| Article 11 | Joint Arrangements | |
| Article 12 | Officers | |
| Article 13 | Responsibility for Decision-Making | |
| Article 14 | Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters | |
| Article 15 | Review and Revision of the Constitution | |
| Article 16 | Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution | |
| Schedule1 | Description of Executive Arrangement | |
| Part 3 | Responsibility for Functions | |
| Schedule1 | Responsibility for functions that are not to be the responsibility of the Cabinet | |
| Schedule2 | Responsibility for functions that may (but need not be) The responsibility of the Cabinet, i.e. Local Choice Functions | |
| Schedule3 | Responsibility for functions not to be the sole responsibility of the Cabinet | |
| Schedule4 | Responsibility for Executive Functions under the Scheme of Delegation to Members of the Cabinet and to Officers | |
| Part 4 | Rules of Procedure | |
| Council Procedure Rules | ||
| Access to Information Procedure Rules | ||
| Cabinet (Executive) Procedure Rules | ||
| Scrutiny and Review Procedure Rules | ||
| Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules | ||
| Financial Framework/Regulations | ||
| Contract Procedure Rules | ||
| Officer Employment Rules | ||
| Part 5 | Codes and Protocols | |
| Members Code of Conduct | ||
| Officers Code of Conduct | ||
| Part 6 | Member's Scheme of Allowances 2002/03 | |
| Part 7 | Management Structure | |
| Contact details | |
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| Bournemouth Council | |
| Town Hall, Bourne Avenue Bournemouth BH2 6DY | |
| Tel: 01202 451451 | |
| Fax: 01202 451000 | |
| Minicom: 01202 454728 | |
| Email: Enquiries | |