Warwickshire Police Authority

CONSTITUTION

WARWICKSHIRE POLICE AUTHORITY

CONSTITUTION

CONTENTS

The Constitution Articles

This document contains the following articles:

1 The Constitution

2 Members of the Police Authority: Appointment, Rights and Responsibilities

3 Citizens and the Police Authority: Rights and Responsibilities

4 The Police Authority

5 Other Committees and Panels

6 Officers

7 Decision Making

8 Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters

9 Revision, Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution

The Constitution Schedules

Schedule 1: Scheme of Delegation

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Police Authority

1.3 Standards Committee

1.4 Professional Standards Committee

1.5 Appointments and Remuneration Committee

1.6 Audit Panel (Under Review)

1.7 Governance Stream: Warwickshire Partnerships and Local Policing (to follow)

1.8 Community Engagement and Consultation Panel (to follow)

1.9 Governance Stream: Resources and Standards (to follow)

1.10 Resources Panel (under review)

1.11 Governance Stream: External Partnerships, Protective Services & Business Improvement (to follow)

1.12 Diversity and Equality Panel

1.13 Delegations to Officers: Chief Executive, Treasurer, Monitoring Officer and Chief Constable (under review)

Schedule 2: Current Membership of the Police Authority

2.1 The Members of the Police Authority

2.2 Membership of Police Authority Committees, Panels and Other Bodies

Schedule 3: Authority Standing Orders

3.1 Procedural Standing Orders

3.2 Contract Standing Orders

3.3 Financial Standing Orders (under review)

Schedule 4: Corporate Governance: Codes of Conduct, Complaints Procedures and Access to Information

4.1 Members Code of Conduct

4.2 Protocol on Member/Officer and Member/Force Relations (to follow)

4.3 Officers Code of Conduct

4.4 Code of Corporate Governance

4.5 Complaints Procedures - ACPO Officers (to follow)

4.6 Complaints Procedures - Police Authority

4.7 Whistleblowing Procedures (to follow)

4.8 Access to information Procedures

4.9 Forward Plan (to follow)

Schedule 5: Members Allowances Scheme

5.1 Members Allowance Scheme (to follow)

Schedule 6: The Management and Delivery of Authority Functions

6.1 Police Authority Officer Structure (to follow)

6.2 Performance Management Framework (under review)

6.3 Risk Management: Policy, Framework

6.4 Partnerships Framework (under review)

6.5 Consultation and Engagement Strategy (to follow)

6.6 Anti-fraud and Corruption Policy

6.7 Health and Safety Policy (to follow)

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