Class1 - Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contracts)

This will be current information only

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

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

Staffing structure

Parish Clerk is sole member of staff. All other workers are contractors.

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

Finalised budget

Borrowing Approval letter

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Grants given and received

N/A – can be seen within monthly minutes

Free online

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Members’ allowances and expenses

N/A - None

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

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews) Current and previous year as a minimum

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

N/A

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

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

Agendas of meetings (as above)

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

Reports presented to council meetings – n.b. this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Included within minutes - Here

Responses to consultation papers

Responses to planning applications

Available free via NCC planning portal – all comments by BPC are public.

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
Committee and sub-committee terms of reference – N/A Delegated authority in respect of officers – N/A
Code of Conduct
Policy statements

Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff:

Internal instructions to staff and policies relating to the delivery of services Equality and diversity policy
Health and safety policy – N/A
Recruitment policies (including current vacancies) – N/A

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

Information security policy

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

Data protection policies

Schedule of charges (for the publication of information)

Outlined at the end of this document.

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

Currently maintained lists and registers only

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

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)

Register of members’ interests

Register of gifts and hospitality

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

Allotments

Available by inspection only

Free to inspect

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

Community centres and village halls

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

Bus shelters

Markets

Public conveniences

Agency agreements

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

Additional Information

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

TYPE OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Printing @ 15p per sheet (black & white)

Actual cost * 15p

Postage @ 66p/96p (dependent on letter size)

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class