Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000

The purpose of this publication scheme is to be a means by which the council can make a significant amount of information available routinely. The scheme will ensure that the council will publish more information pro-actively and help it to develop a greater culture of openness and transparency. This authority's key responsibilities are to represent the electorate of its areas, to take action within the legal framework and to provide a leadership focus for the community.

All information is available at a charge of 20p per printed sheet or £2.00 per diskette. Some information is available on the council's website.

Core Classes of Information

Council Internal Practice and Procedure

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Minutes of Council Committees and Sub-Committee Meetings. (limited to last 2 years)	Printed & Computerised Website	Yes
Procedural and FinancialStanding Orders	Printed & Computerised
Council’s Annual Reportto the Parish Meeting	Printed & ComputerisedWebsite	Yes

Code of Conduct

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Member’s Declaration of Acceptance of Office	Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information	Refer to the Borough Council
Member’s register of Interests	Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information	Refer to the Borough Council
Register of Member’s Interests Book	Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information	Refer to the Borough Council

Employment Practice and Procedure

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Terms and conditions of employment	Printed & Computerised	Yes
Job descriptions	Printed & Computerised	Yes

Planning Documents

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Responses to Planning Applications	Printed	Yes

Audit and Accounts

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Annual Return Form Limited to last Financial Year	Printed	Yes
Annual statutory report by internal & external auditors, limited to the last financial year	Printed	Yes
Receipt/payment accounts, bank statement Limited to last Financial Year	Printed & Computerised Viewing by appointment at a public place.	Yes
Precept Requests limited to last financial year	Printed	Yes
VAT records, limited to last financial year	Printed	Yes
Assets Register	Printed & Computerised	Yes
Financial Risk Assessments	Printed & Computerised	Yes

Council Internal Practice and Procedure

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Agendas and supporting papers for council committee and sub- committee meetings	Printed & Computerised Website	Yes

Employment Practice and Procedure

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Equal opportunities policy	Printed & Computerised	Yes
Health & Safety Policy	Printed & Computerised	Yes

Parish Plan

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Parish Plan and Village Design Statement	Available mid 2004

Audit and Accounts

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Fees and charges applied by the council	Printed	Yes
Safety Inspection Records	Printed	Yes

Development and Implementation of Policy

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Recreation Ground users Rules	Printed	Yes
Responses to District Local Plan	Printed	Yes
Village Appraisal	Available mid 2003	Yes
Complaints Handling Procedure	Printed	Yes

Council Circulars/Newsletters

Information	Format in which it is available	Charge Applied
Welcome Pack	Printed	Yes
Parish Magazine	Printed	Yes

Exclusions

Core Classes of Information

Employment Practice and Procedure
Personal records i.e. appraisals, employees specific salary details, disciplinary records, sickness records and the like by virtue of being personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998

Planning Documents
Copies of planning consultations, the Development Plan, Structure Plan, Local Plan and Rights of Way/Footpath maps, all of which are available from the Local Planning and/or Rights of Way authorities respectively.

Audit and Accounts
All commercially sensitive information, eg. Quotations and tenders, loan documentation and insurance policies. With regard to quotations and tenders, this information is treated as confidential to ensure the whole tender process is fair, I.e. if tender information is released to a third party prior to the end of the tender period, those who initially submitted tenders could be undercut and/or unfairly disadvantaged.

Code of Conduct
The Parish Council would point out that there is no legal obligation for it to provide copies of Member’s Register of Interests not Interests Books, this remains the responsibility of the Borough Council’s Monitoring Officer.

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This page was last edited on 15 Mar 2007

Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme under the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Core Classes of Information

Exclusions

Publication Scheme under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000