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Corporate Governance

The City of London’s Code of Corporate Governance incorporates a series of regulatory documents and protocols which govern how we operate, take decisions and the procedures followed to ensure that our actions are fair, efficient, transparent and accountable to our stakeholders.

The Code is divided into five sections as detailed below. The documents are available in Acrobat PDF format.

Part A: Committee structure

Download the Constitutions / Memberships / Terms of Reference below:

Committees of the Court of Aldermen (114kb)
Committees of the Court of Common Council (410kb)

Part B: Roles and responsibilities of Members

Download the Declarations below:

Aldermen (11kb)
Common Councilmen (15kb)

Download the Code of Conduct:

Members' Code of Conduct (68kb)

See also Complaints - breach of the Members' Code of Conduct.

Declaration (68kb)

Guidance to Code of Conduct (83kb)
Guidance on interests and decision-making (49kb)
Members' financial loss scheme (165kb)

Download the CRB Disclosures guidance:

Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) Disclosures (20kb)

Download the Job / Person Specifications here:

Lord Mayor (125kb)
Sheriff (120kb)
Alderman (121kb)
Common Councilman (29.1kb)
Chief Commoner (25.8kb)
Chairman of the Policy & Resources Committee (29.8kb)
Chairman of the Finance Committee (30.3kb)
Chairman of Committee (31.4kb)
Deputy Chairman of Committee (26.3kb)
Ward Deputy (26.3kb)

Download the Business Travel Scheme below:

Business Travel Scheme (201kb)

Part C: Conduct of business by Members

Download the Standing Orders below:

Court of Aldermen (122kb)
Court of Common Council (517kb)

Download the Protocols below:

Member / Officer relations (29.2kb)
Licensing Protocol (58kb)
Planning Protocol (99kb)

Part D: Delegation to and conduct of business by officers

Download the requirements below:

Decision Making Organisational Chart (27kb)
Officers' Code of Conduct (155kb)
Financial Regulations (291kb)
Control of Projects Manual (428kb)
Scheme of Delegations (421kb)

Part E: Other policies

Download or view Performance Management policies here:

Community Strategy
Corporate Plan
Risk Management Policy (54.5kb)
Anti-Fraud & Corruption Policy
‘Whistle Blowing’ Policy
Complaints Procedure