Who we are and what we do
- Council Constitution
- Councillors
- Elections
- Organisation Chart
- Pay Gap
- Contact Us
What we spend and how we spend it
- Budget
- Statement of Accounts
- Audit of Accounts
- Council spend exceeding £500
- Government Procurement Card transactions
- Contracts and tenders for the supply of goods, works or services exceeding £5,000 in value
- Procurement information
- Councillor allowances & expenses and Locality Budget spend
- Pay Multiple
- Grants to VCSE
What our priorities are and how we are doing
- Strategic Plan
- Corporate Performance
- Annual Report
- Forward Plan of Decisions
- Economic Development
- External Audit Arrangements and Plan
- Key Statistics for Colchester
- Data Protection Policy
- Data Retention Policy
- Equality Impact Assessments
- Customer Service Standards
How we make decisions
- Timetable of Council meetings, agendas, officer reports
- Consultations
- Internal communication guidance, procedures, etc
We publish information about the general principles, processes and frameworks that guide how the council operates. This includes high‑level versions of internal guidance, manuals and instructions where appropriate.
We do not publish detailed operational manuals or security‑sensitive documents, but we can describe the procedures they support through our policies, governance framework and decision‑making guidance.
Our policies and procedures
- Policies
- Jobs
- EDI
- Health and Safety
- Customer Contact Centre
- Information Requests
- Charging regimes and (Budget)
Lists and registers
- Licensing
- Planning on the map
- Cooling Towers
- Public land and buildings
- Brownfield register
- Interactive map
The services we offer
- Services