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In the Council and Democracy section:

About the council
How the council works.

Budgets and spending
Where we get money from and how we spend it. Statements of accounts.

Consultation
Have your say, Citizens' Panel, consultation calendar.

Council constitution
The framework of rules that governs how the council operates.

Council job vacancies
Vacancies with South Tyneside Council.

Councillors and committees
Find councillors, committees and forums.

Council structure
Executives, heads of service & departments.

Council tax
Bands, payments, refunds, reductions.

Council services and council tax
Your guide to council services and council tax.

Customer Service Centres
We are creating six one-stop Customer Service Centres.

Data Protection
Data protection policy, subject access requests.

Elections & voting
Results, registering to vote, electoral register.

Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Access to environmental data.

Equality and diversity
Race equality, disability equality, interpreting.

Forward Plan
Key decisions to be made by the council.

Freedom of Information
Publication Scheme, Information Access requests.

Members of Parliament
South Shields and Jarrow constituencies.

MEPs
Members of the European Parliament for the North East.

Neighbouring councils
Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside & Sunderland.

Outside organisations
South Tyneside Council representation on Outside Bodies.

Re-use of Public Sector Information
Re-use of Council information.

Spending & finance
Where we get money from and how we spend it.

Twin towns
Epinay-Sur-Seine in France & Wuppertal in Germany.

Value for Money
How we ensure the council gets the best value for money.

Mayor
Councillor Tracey Dixon.

Deputy
Councillor Alex Donaldson.


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