Committees

Cabinet

The main decision-making body of the council

Overview & Scrutiny

Holds the cabinet and council to account

Joint Scrutiny Committee › People and Health Scrutiny Committee › Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee ›

Planning

Decides planning applications and development policy

Eastern Area Planning Committee › Northern Area Planning Committee › Strategic and Technical Planning Committee › Western and Southern Area Planning Committee ›

Licensing

Considers licensing applications and policy

General Licensing Committee › General Licensing Sub-Committee › Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee › Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee › Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee › Licensing and Gambling Acts Sub-Committee › Licensing and Gambling Acts Sub-Committee ›

Pensions

Manages the council's pension fund

Pension Fund Committee ›

Health & Wellbeing

Oversees health strategy and wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing Board ›

▸ Show 22 other committees (working groups, internal bodies)

› › Appeals Committee › Audit and Governance (Hearing) Sub-Committee › Audit and Governance Committee › Constitution › Corporate Parenting Board › Dorchester Markets Informal Joint Panel › Dorset Council › Harbours Advisory Committee › Joint Archives Board › Joint Overview Committee › People and Health Overview Committee › Place and Resources Overview Committee › Police and Crime Panel › Police and Crime Panel Complaints Sub-Committee › Schools' Forum › Shareholder Committee for Care Dorset Holdings Ltd › Shareholder Committee for Dorset Innovation Park Ltd › Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) › Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) › Staffing Committee ›