Pendle Council Constitution

The Constitution sets out how we operate, 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 the law, while others are a matter for us to choose.

The Constitution is divided into 15 articles which set out the basic rules governing our business. More detailed procedures and codes of practice are provided in separate rules and protocols at the end of the document - these are available on the Pendle Council website (see Additional Resources section).

The Constitution documents (i.e. the articles, procedures and codes of practice) are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2000. Therefore, all required information is contained within these documents.

本宪章明确了我们的运作方式、决策机制以及为确保其高效、透明并符合当地人民利益而遵循的程序。其中部分流程为法律所规定，而其余部分则由我方自行选择。宪章分为十五篇，阐述了管理我们业务的根本规则。更为详尽的程序和实践准则在文件的末尾以独立规则和协议的形式提供，并可于彭德尔委员会网站查阅（见附加资源部分）。宪章文件（即各篇、程序和实践准则）均根据2000年地方政府法案编制，因此，所有必要信息均包含在这些文件之中。