Find out how your council works
Making committee decisions
The committees meet in public and are webcast online. You can find out the dates of the meetings from the committee calendar. (opens new window) You can find out how to take part in these meetings through our Have your say at a council or committee meeting page.
The Executive (opens new window) includes the Leader of the Council and the lead councillors. The Executive has a Forward Plan (opens new window) of decisions to be taken.
Two Executive Advisory Boards comprising of 'backbench' councillors advise the Executive on policy development and some decisions on the Forward Plan.
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee can investigate decisions made by the Executive and lead councillors.
You can find a list of recent decisions (opens new window) the Executive have taken.