Only the Full Council can approve, adopt and agree changes to:
- the Constitution and any significant revision or amendment to the whole or any part of the Constitution including agreeing /or amending the Officer Scheme of Delegation regarding non executive functions
- the Budget and Policy Framework
- the Council’s Pay Policy Statement
- a Councillors Allowance scheme following a report from the Independent Remuneration Panel
- the Council Tax Reduction Scheme
- the Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule
- for Elections and Electoral Registration (except those functions undertaken by the Chief Executive), including the appointment of an Electoral Registration Officer and the appointment of a Returning Officer for local government elections
- for the name and status of areas and individuals including:
- changing the name of the borough
- conferring the title of Honorary Alderman or admission to be an Honorary Freeman
- for agreeing the basis on which appointments to outside bodies should be made and appointing to outside bodies except where appointment to those bodies is an executive function or has been otherwise delegated
- to agree the appointment of councillors to committees in political balance
- to elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Council
- to elect and remove the Leader of the Council
- to determine annually the revenue and capital budgets (the Medium Term Financial Strategy) and levying Council Tax ( the setting of rents and service charges for council properties is to be determined by the Cabinet) and the capital programme along with the Treasury Management Strategy, Investment Strategy and any Prudential Indicators
- to take decisions which would represent a departure from the strategies and budgets previously agreed in the Budget and Policy Framework including determining supplementary estimates which are outside the authority to spend available to the Cabinet
- agreeing and/or amending the terms of reference for non-executive committees (save those constituted by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee) and deciding on their composition
- to make, amend, revoke, re-enact or adopt by-laws and promoting or opposing the making of local legislation or personal Bills
- to designate a post as Head of Paid Service and to appoint the Head of Paid Service upon the recommendation of the Appeals Committee
- to designate the appropriate officer posts as the Monitoring Officer and the Chief Finance Officer
- to dismiss the Head of Paid Service, Monitoring Officer or Chief Finance Officer
- to appoint Independent Person(s) under the Localism Act 2011 in relation to the Code of Conduct and statutory officer discipline
- to determine any matter which is properly referred to it for determination by a committee or sub-committee in relation to nonexecutive functions
- to determine whether functions which are classified as Local Choice functions should be reserved to the Full Council or exercised by Cabinet
- to designate streets for street trading under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982; x) to discharge all licensing functions and such other matters which must be reserved to the Full Council as specified in the Licensing Act 2003 (the “Act”), or any Regulations published in relation to the Act or any other legislation or any statute or regulations amending, consolidating or replacing them including approving, reviewing and revising any Statement of Licensing Policy in relation to the Licensing Act 2003
- to discharge all functions which must be reserved to Full Council as specified in the Gambling Act 2005, or any other ancillary regulations or legislative provisions amending, consolidating or replacing the same, including:
- approving and revising any Statement of Gambling Policy
- resolving not to issue any casino premises licences in the next three years
- all other matters which, by law, must be reserved to Council
The Budget and Policy Framework
The Budget Framework includes:
- the allocation of financial resources to different services and projects
- the setting of limits on the transfer of funds between budget heads and carry forward limits for budgets
- proposed contingency funds and other provisions and reserves
- council tax setting and other local taxation matters
- decisions relating to the council’s treasury management activities including investments, borrowing limits and the control of capital expenditure
The Budget Framework is set out in the:
- Budget Strategy including the Medium Term Financial Strategy
- Treasury Management Framework (including relevant policies and strategies)
- Capital and Investment Strategies
The Policy Framework is a list of plans and strategies which are relevant to the council’s functions and are required by law to be decided by the Full Council, usually on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The Policy Framework is made up of the:
- council’s Corporate Plan (Vision)
- Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
- Local Development Plan and Development Plan Documents
- Statement of Licensing Policy
- Statement of Gambling Policy
- Annual Pay Policy Statement
- Housing Strategy
- Homelessness Strategy
- Surrey Waste Management Strategy
- Carbon Reduction Management Plan
- and any other plan or strategy (whether statutory or non-statutory) which the council from time to time determines that the decision on its adoption or approvals should be taken by Full Council rather than the Cabinet
More information
To learn more about responsibilities for functions read the full document: