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Home Parish Council Publication Scheme
Publication SchemePublication 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 InformationCouncil Internal Practice and Procedure
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Minutes of Council Committees and Sub-Committee Meetings. (limited to last 2 years)
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Printed & Computerised Website
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Yes
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Procedural and FinancialStanding Orders
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Printed & Computerised
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Council’s Annual Reportto the Parish Meeting
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Printed & ComputerisedWebsite
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Yes
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Code of Conduct
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Member’s Declaration of Acceptance of Office
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Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information
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Refer to the Borough Council
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Member’s register of Interests
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Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information
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Refer to the Borough Council
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Register of Member’s Interests Book
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Monitoring Officer at Borough Council holds this information
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Refer to the Borough Council
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Employment Practice and Procedure
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Terms and conditions of employment
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Job descriptions
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Planning Documents
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Responses to Planning Applications
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Printed
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Yes
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Audit and Accounts
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Annual Return Form Limited to last Financial Year
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Printed
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Yes
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Annual statutory report by internal & external auditors, limited to the last financial year
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Printed
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Yes
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Receipt/payment accounts, bank statement Limited to last Financial Year
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Printed & Computerised Viewing by appointment at a public place.
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Yes
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Precept Requests limited to last financial year
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Printed
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Yes
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VAT records, limited to last financial year
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Printed
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Yes
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Assets Register
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Financial Risk Assessments
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Council Internal Practice and Procedure
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Agendas and supporting papers for council committee and sub- committee meetings
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Printed & Computerised Website
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Yes
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Employment Practice and Procedure
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Equal opportunities policy
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Health & Safety Policy
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Printed & Computerised
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Yes
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Parish Plan
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Parish Plan and Village Design Statement
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Available mid 2004
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Audit and Accounts
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Fees and charges applied by the council
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Printed
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Yes
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Safety Inspection Records
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Printed
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Yes
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Development and Implementation of Policy
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Recreation Ground users Rules
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Printed
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Yes
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Responses to District Local Plan
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Printed
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Yes
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Village Appraisal
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Available mid 2003
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Yes
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Complaints Handling Procedure
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Printed
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Yes
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Council Circulars/Newsletters
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Information
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Format in which it is available
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Charge Applied
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Welcome Pack
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Printed
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Yes
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Parish Magazine
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Printed
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Yes
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ExclusionsCore 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
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