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Information available from Ellingham Parish Council under the model publication scheme - PLEASE NOTE: this information list is to be completed following parish council meeting on 6th January 2009

 

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

Cost

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

 

(hard copy and/or website)

 

 

 

Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

On website

Hard copy – contact clerk

Free

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used))

On website

Hard copy – contact clerk

Free

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

N/A

 

Staffing structure

N/A

 

 

 

 

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

(hard copy and/or website)

 

Annual return form and report by auditor

Hard copy only – contact clerk

 

Finalised budget

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

 

Precept

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

Borrowing Approval letter

N/A

 

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

 

 

Grants given and received

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

N/A

 

Members’ allowances and expenses

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

 

 

 

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

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

 

(hard copy or website)

 

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

All parishioners received copy when published.  Further copies available on disk – contact Clerk

 

Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum)

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

Quality status

N/A

 

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

N/A

 

 

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

(hard copy or website)

 

Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings)

On website

Hard copy – contact clerk

Free

Agendas of meetings (as above)

 latest listed on website

Hard copy – contact clerk

Free

 

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

latest listed on website

Hard copy – contact clerk

Free

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

On request from Clerk – usually available electronically

Hard Copy

 

 

Free

Responses to consultation papers

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy      

hard copy

 

Free

Responses to planning applications

Contact Clerk:

electronic  copy

hard copy

 

Free

Bye-laws

N/A

 

 

 

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

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

 

Current information only

 

(hard copy or website)

 

Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:

 

Procedural standing orders

Code of Conduct

 

 

 

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

Recruitment policies (including current vacancies)

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

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

 

N/A (Clerk is self-employed; there are no other members of staff)

 

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

 

(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)

 

Any publicly available register or list (if any are held this should be publicised; in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice)

N/A

 

Assets Register

N/A

 

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)

N/A

 

Register of members’ interests

Liam Henry, Borough Solicitor

 

Register of gifts and hospitality

N/A

 

 

 

 

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)

 

Allotments

N/A

 

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

N/A

 

Community centres and village halls

N/A

 

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

N/A

 

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

?

 

Bus shelters

?

 

Markets

N/A

 

Public conveniences

N/A

 

Agency agreements

?

 

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

N/A

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

This will provide Councils with the opportunity to publish information that is not itemised in the lists above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact details:

 

Elspeth Gilliland

Clerk

2 Slainsfield Cottages

Cornhill-on-Tweed

Northumberland

TD12 4TP

 

Tel :  01890 820391               e-mail elspethjg@tiscali.co.uk 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

 

This describes how the charges have been arrived at and should be published as part of the guide.

 

 

TYPE OF CHARGE

DESCRIPTION

BASIS OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Photocopying @ ..p per sheet (black & white)

Actual cost *

 

Photocopying @ ..p per sheet (colour)

Actual cost

 

 

 

 

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* the actual cost incurred by the public authority

 

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