Constitutions

Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council have separate constitutions. They are detailed below:

Adur District Council Constitution

Adur District Council has agreed a new constitution (with effect from 1st November 2022) which sets out how the council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these processes are required by law, while others are a matter for the council to choose.

The constitution details who is responsible for taking particular decisions, how the different meetings are conducted and explains about the call-in procedure which has to be followed before any decision can be formally put into action. It also sets out the rules on public access to information and the right to attend meetings.

The constitution sets out the basic rules governing the council's business. More detailed procedures and codes of practice are provided in separate rules and protocols at the end of the document.

Adur DC Constitution (10,300KB)

Worthing Borough Council Constitution

Worthing Borough Council has agreed a new constitution (with effect from 1st November 2022) which sets out how the council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these processes are required by law, while others are a matter for the council to choose.

The constitution details who is responsible for taking particular decisions, how the different meetings are conducted and explains about the call-in procedure which has to be followed before any decision can be formally put into action. It also sets out the rules on public access to information and the right to attend meetings.

The constitution sets out the basic rules governing the council's business. More detailed procedures and codes of practice are provided in separate rules and protocols at the end of the document.

Worthing BC Constitution (10,303KB)

Register of sub-delegations arising from the scheme of officer delegations approved by the councils

Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council have adopted a scheme of officer delegations in accordance with section 101 Local Government Act 1972, as amended. The scheme is formally adopted by each council on an annual basis and forms part of each council's constitution (part 4).

An officer, or other person, authorised to exercise such powers in the scheme of officer delegations, may also further delegate the authority to exercise a specific power to another officer, whilst retaining the delegation themselves. Any such delegation is subject to the existing consultation and limitation requirements, as well as additional requirements that may be imposed by the delegatee.

Paragraph 1.5.4 of the scheme of officer delegations provides that all sub-delegations must be in writing and a copy provided to the monitoring officer who shall maintain a central register of sub-delegations.

The register of the councils' sub-delegations is available below: