The full Council consists of all 50 Councillors who are democratically accountable to residents of their ward.
As well as being responsible for determining the composition (membership, terms of reference etc.) of the Cabinet, various committees and other bodies, it will also agree schemes of delegation to those bodies and to Officers.
The Council will also retain responsibility for approving the overall policy framework, set Council Tax and the Council's budgets.
Meetings of the full Council are held in public unless exemptions referred to in schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 apply.
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