The Parish Council maintains a set of policies and procedures to help carry its duties out effectively and to comply with regulations. These documents are reviewed and updated where required.
DOCUMENTS
FINANCES
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.
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All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
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2025-26 Financial Year
2024-25 Financial Year
April 2024 Financial Statement
August 2024 Financial Statement
September 2024 Financial Statement
October 2024 Financial Statement
November 2024 Financial Statement
December 2024 Financial Statement​
January 2025 Financial Statement
February 2025 Financial Statement
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2023-24 Financial Year
​Notice of Conclusion of Audit
AGAR Section 3 - External Auditors Report
AGAR Section 2 - Accounting Statements
AGAR Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
AGAR Annual Internal Audit Report
2022-23 Financial Year
​Notice of Conclusion of Audit
AGAR Section 3 - External Auditors Report
AGAR Section 2 - Accounting Statements
Explanation of 'No' Response to Section 1 AGAR
AGAR Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
POLICIES
Governance
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​Consultation on Planning Applications Policy​
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Play Area Maintenance & Inspection Policy
Training and Development Policy
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Finance
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Data Protection
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Data Protection Privacy Notice​
Data Protection Regulations​
- Appendix 1 (Retention of Documents)
- Appendix 2 (Destruction of Records)
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The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, the Borough Council, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.