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Information available from Woodford-cum-Membris Parish Council under the model publication scheme [adopted on 11 November 2008. Effective 01 January 2009]

 

 

Information to be published

How/Where Information Available

Class 1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organizational information, structures, locations & contacts)

This will be current information only

 

 

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Parish Chairman

Website, noticeboards,

library, WoW, Clerk.

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

Noticeboards, Clerk see below, library

 

 

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

 

Annual return and report by [internal & external] auditors

 Contact Clerk

Finalised budget

Precept

Borrowing Approval letter

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Grants given and received

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Members’ allowances and expenses

 

Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)

 

 

Parish Plan

Under construction

Annual Report to Parish [in minutes of Annual Electors Meeting - May Month]

website, Clerk, library

Quality status

Not yet assessed

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

Timetable of meetings (Council, committee, and parish)

Clerk, noticeboards

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Clerk, website, WoW, noticeboards.

Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Clerk, library, website

Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Clerk

Responses to consultation papers

Clerk

Responses to planning applications

Clerk

Bye-laws

Clerk

 

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)

Current information only

 

 

Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:

 

Procedural standing orders

Planning Committee terms of reference

Members’ Code of Conduct

Policy statements

 

Clerk

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

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)

 

Clerk

Information security policy

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

Data protection policies

Schedule of charges (for the publication of information)

 

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

Currently maintained lists and registers only

 

(some information may only be available by inspection)

Assets Register

Clerk

Register of members’ interests

Register of gifts and hospitality

 

 

Class 7 – The services we offer

(Information about services , including leaflets, guidance & newsletters produced for the public and businesses)

Current information only

(some information may only be available by inspection)

Allotments

Clerk

Burial ground

Community centres and village halls

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

Seating, litter bins, dog waste bins, memorials, streetlighting

Bus shelters

Public conveniences

Agency agreements

Police Community Support Officer

Parish newsletter

First Responders Team

A summary of services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees (e.g. burial fees)

 

 

 

Contact details:

 

Parish Clerk: Gary Smith, The Retreat, High Street, Woodford Halse, NN11 3RQ

                                    Tel: 01327 261169               email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

The address of the website referred to above is www.woodford-halse.co.uk. It is not controlled exclusively by the Parish Council.

 

“WoW” or “Newsletter” refers to the Parish Council newsletter distributed monthly to every household - full title “What’s on in Woodford”.

 

Noticeboards are situated at Kings Corner, Membris Way waterbridge and the Post-Office window.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

 

Charges may be made as follows

 

TYPE OF CHARGE

DESCRIPTION

BASIS OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Photocopying 10p per sheet

Actual cost incurred

 

 

 

 

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

 

 

 

Statutory Fee

 

In accordance with the relevant legislation (quote the actual statute)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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