The full Council is responsible for the
approval of the Budget and Policy Framework.
The Policy Framework means the following plans
and strategies which are required by law to be adopted by the
Council:
·
Safer Communities Strategy
·
Sustainable Community Strategy
·
Development Plan Documents comprising the Local Plan
·
Adoption of Neighbourhood Development Plans, Neighbourhood
·
Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders
·
Statement of Licensing Policy (under the Licensing Act 2003)
·
Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy (under the Gambling Act
2005)
The budget includes the allocation of
financial resources to different services and projects, proposed
contingency funds, setting the council tax and decisions relating
to the control of the Council’s borrowing requirement, the
control of its capital expenditure and the setting of virement
limits. This is usually adopted by the
Council in March.
Detailed responsibilities of the Council can
be found in
Article 4 of the Constitution and the
Council Procedure Rules
Contact: Abigail.Lewis@Barnet.gov.uk