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Information to be published |
How the information can be obtained |
Cost |
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Class 1 - Who we are and what we do
(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)
This will be current information only
N.B. Councils should already be publishing as much information as possible about how they can be contacted. |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Who’s who on the Council and its Committees |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Location of main Council office and accessibility details |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Staffing structure |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it
(Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit)
Current and previous financial year as a minimum |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Annual return form and report by auditor |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Finalised budget |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Precept |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Borrowing Approval letter |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Financial Standing Orders and Regulations |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Grants given and received |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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List of current contracts awarded and value of contract |
hard copy where applicable |
see below |
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Members’ allowances and expenses |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing
(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews) |
hard copy or website |
see below |
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Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum) |
hard copy |
12.50* |
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Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Quality status |
n/a |
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Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines |
n/a |
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Class 4 – How we make decisions
(Decision making processes and records of decisions)
Current and previous council year as a minimum |
hard copy or website |
see below |
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Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings) |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Agendas of meetings (as above) |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. |
hard copy |
see below |
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Responses to consultation papers |
hard copy |
see below |
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Responses to planning applications |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Bye-laws |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Class 5 – Our policies and procedures
(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)
Current information only |
hard copy |
see below |
- Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:
- Procedural standing orders
- Committee and sub-committee terms of reference
- Delegated authority in respect of officers
- Code of Conduct
- Policy statements
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hard copy |
see below |
- Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff:
- Internal policies relating to the delivery of services
- Equality and diversity policy
- Health and safety policy
- Recruitment policies (including current vacancies)
- Policies and procedures for handling requests for information
- Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)
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hard copy and website |
see below |
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Information security policy |
hard copy |
see below |
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Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) |
hard copy |
see below |
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Data protection policies |
hard copy |
see below |
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Schedule of charges )for the publication of information) |
Hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Class 6 – Lists and Registers
Currently maintained lists and registers only |
(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection) |
see below |
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Any publicly available register or list (if any are held this should be publicised; in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice) |
by inspection |
see below |
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Assets Register |
hard copy |
see below |
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Disclosure log (indicating the information that has been provided in response to requests; recommended as good practice, but may not be held by parish councils) |
by inspection |
see below |
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Register of members’ interests |
by inspection |
see below |
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Register of gifts and hospitality |
by inspection |
see below |
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Class 7 – The services we offer
(Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public and businesses)
Current information only |
(hard copy or website; hard copy and/or website (some information may only be available by inspection) |
see below |
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Allotments |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Burial grounds and closed churchyards |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Community centres and village halls |
n/a |
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Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Bus shelters |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Markets |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Public conveniences |
n/a |
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Agency agreements |
n/a |
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A summary of services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees (e.g. burial fees) |
hard copy and/or website |
see below |
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Additional Information
This will provide Councils with the opportunity to publish information that is not itemised in the lists above |
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