County Durham

Committees

Cabinet

The main decision-making body of the council

Cabinet ›

Overview & Scrutiny

Holds the cabinet and council to account

Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee › Children and Young People's Overview and Scrutiny Committee › Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Management Board › Durham Darlington and Teesside, Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby STP Joint Health Scrutiny Committee › Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee › Environment and Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee › North East Joint Health Scrutiny Committee › Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee ›

Planning

Decides planning applications and development policy

Area Planning Committee (Central and East) › Area Planning Committee (North) › Area Planning Committee (South and West) › County Planning Committee ›

Licensing

Considers licensing applications and policy

General Licensing and Registration Committee › General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (1) › General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (2) › General Licensing and Registration Sub-Committee (3) › Joint General Licensing and Registration and Statutory Licensing Committee › Statutory Licensing Committee › Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee ›

Audit

Financial oversight and governance

Audit Committee ›

Standards

Upholds standards of conduct for councillors

Standards Committee › Standards Committee Hearing Panel ›

Pensions

Manages the council's pension fund

Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Pension Board Committee › Local Pension Board › Pension Fund Committee ›

Health & Wellbeing

Oversees health strategy and wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Board ›
▸ Show 26 other committees (working groups, internal bodies)
› All Together for Spennymoor › All Together for Spennymoor › Appeals and Complaints Committee › Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee › Bishop Auckland Stronger Town Board › Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee › Charter Trustees for the City of Durham › Chief Officer Appointments Committee › Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington › Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Appeals Committee › Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Audit and Finance Committee › Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Human Resources Committee › Combined Fire Authority for County Durham and Darlington Performance Committee › Constitution › Corporate Parenting Panel › County Council › County Durham Local Access Forum › Durham Family Panel › Highways Committee › Joint OSC for the NE & North Cumbria ICS and County Durham and Southern ICPs › Mountsett Crematorium Joint Committee › North East Combined Authority › Police and Crime Panel › Standards Assessment Board › Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) ›