The full Council is a major meeting of all County Councillors. It:

  • meets every six weeks
  • is attended by all 67 councillors
  • is the highest level of decision making in the Council
  • sets and approves the policies and budgets within which the Council operates
  • appoints the Leader, the Cabinet and its members, committees and their chairs/vice-chairs
  • acts as a forum for political and policy debate on issues affecting the county and its people.

Councillors are able to ask questions of members of the Cabinet. This allows the ruling party to be held to account.

Council meetings are usually open to the public, to see agendas, reports and minutes please see the Council Diary.

Details of decisions that only the full Council can make are shown in part three of the Constitution [PDF 835KB]. pdf logo

Council meetings diary

Find out the dates of Committee and Cabinet meetings with agendas, reports and notes.

The Forward Plan

Contains a list of issues which affect key decisions. View the forward plan.

Delegated decisions

A record of all decisions relating to the implementation of policies approved by the County Council.

Register of interests

Register of Members' and Co-opted Members' Financial and Other Interests [PDF 2.1MB]

The Constitution

The Constitution sets out how the council operates and ensures that all procedures are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people.

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