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Information to be published |
How the information can be obtained |
Cost (Additional costs will apply for photocopying & postage) |
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Class1 - Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts) |
- The Council Year Book
- On Application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Who’s who on the Council and its Committees |
- The Council Year Book
- On Application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Contact details for Town Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) |
- The Council Year Book
- On Application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Location of main Council office and accessibility details |
- On Application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free |
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Staffing structure |
- The Council Year Book
- On Application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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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 |
- On application to the Council Office
- The Council Website
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Free Free |
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Annual return form and report by auditor |
- On application to the Council office
(Details of the report will be provided on the Council Website) |
Free |
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Finalised budget |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Precept |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Borrowing Approval letter |
Not applicable |
Free |
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Financial Standing Orders and Regulations |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Grants given and received |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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List of current contracts awarded and value of contract |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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Members’ allowances and expenses |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing
(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Quality status |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Class 4 – How we make decisions
(Decision making processes and records of decisions) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Notice Boards
- Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Agendas of meetings (as above) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Notice Boards
- Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Notice Boards
- Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Notice Boards
- Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Responses to consultation papers |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Responses to planning applications |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Notice Boards
- Council Website
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Free Free Free |
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Bye-laws |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Class 5 – Our policies and procedures
(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business: |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff: |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Information security policy |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Data protection policies |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Schedule of charges (for the publication of information) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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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) |
Free |
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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) |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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Assets Register |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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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) |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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Register of members’ interests |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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Register of gifts and hospitality |
- On application to the Council office
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Free |
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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; some information may only be available by inspection) |
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Allotments |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Burial grounds and closed churchyards |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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Community centres and village halls |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Bus shelters |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Markets |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Cemetery |
- On application to the Council office
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Charges for sight of Burial Records available on application |
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Agency agreements |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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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) |
- On application to the Council office
- Council Website
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Free Free |
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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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