The Council's decision-making structure comprises the following elements:
• South Lanarkshire Council
• Executive Committee
• Resource committees
• Area committees
• Planning and Licensing Committees
• other committees and sub-committees (eg Recruitment Committee, Appeals Panel, Planning Local Review Body etc)
• various member scrutiny forums
All committees, sub-committees and forums have cross-party membership based on the political composition of the council.
The Terms of Reference for the Council, its committees and forums can be accessed from the Public documents area.