Democratic Process
Democratic Arrangements
Newport City Council’s decision-making structure is outlined below.
Follow the links to find out more about democratic arrangements and related information.
Council
Newport City Council is made up of 50 members, elected in 20 wards throughout the city…
Questions at Council
A new format has been introduced for Councillors asking questions at Council. This allows Councillors to submit written questions to the Leader, Deputy Leader or Cabinet Member who will in turn provide a written response. To view these questions, click on the Questions at Council (pdf) link.
Cabinet
10 of the Council’s members make up the Cabinet, including the Council’s Leader and Deputy Leader…
Questions at Any Time to Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members
This has also been recently introduced. You can view these questions by clicking on the Cabinet heading above, which will navigate you to the Leader, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Members portfolios.
Overview & Scrutiny
The Council has established 3 forums of 10 non-executive members for the purposes of overview and scrutiny…
Planning Committee
The Planning Committee deliberates on large or more controversial planning applications, enforcement notices and tree preservation orders…
Licensing Committee
The Licensing Committee exercises the Council’s licensing function under the Licensing Act 2003…
Standards Committee
The Standards Committee consists of 3 non-executive members, 5 independent members and 1 community council representative…
Democratic Services Committee
The Democratic Services Committee is a new committee, in line with the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, which consists of 10 elected members…