Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 6.00pm on Monday 2 October until 8.00am on Tuesday 3 October: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Constitution of the council

Our constitution sets out how we operate, how decisions are made and the rules and procedures we follow to ensure our work is efficient and transparent and that we are accountable to local people.

View the Constitution of the council.

An annual review of the constitution is carried out each year. The last annual review took place in May 2023. This version replaces all previous versions.

Committee Services

democraticservices@durham.gov.uk

03000 269 714

Our address is:

Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
County Durham
United Kingdom
DH1 5UL

0191 383 4206

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