The Council has adopted the Freedom of Information Publication Scheme in the form prescribed by the Information Commissioner. Council holds information on the following subjects and this may be accessed as indicated below. (See Standing Orders & Policies for full FOI policy details.)
| Information to be published | Information Delivery Hardcopy (10p per sheet) |
| Class 1 – Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts) This will be current information only. N.B. Councils should already be publishing as much information as possible about how they can be contacted. | |
| Who’s who on the Council and its committees | (hard copy or website) |
| Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) | (hard copy or website) |
| Location of main Council office and accessibility details | (hard copy or website) |
| Staffing structure | (hard copy or website) |
| 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 | |
| Annual return form and report by auditor | (hard copy or website) |
| Finalised budget | (hard copy or website) |
| Precept | (hard copy or website) |
| Borrowing Approval letter | (hard copy or website) |
| Financial Standing Orders and Regulations | (hard copy or website) |
| Grants given and received | (hard copy or website) |
| List of current contracts awarded and value of contract | (hard copy or website) |
| Members’ allowances and expenses | |
| 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) | (hard copy or website) |
| Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) | (hard copy or website) |
| Quality status | (hard copy or website) |
| Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines | (hard copy or website) |
| Class 4 – How we make decisions (Decision making processes and records of decisions) Current and previous council year as a minimum | |
| Timetable of meetings (Council and any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings) | (hard copy or website) |
| Agendas of meetings (as above) | (hard copy or website) |
| Minutes of meetings (as above) – n.b. this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. | (hard copy or website) |
| Reports presented to council meetings – n.b. this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. | (hard copy or website) |
| Responses to consultation papers | (hard copy or website) |
| Responses to planning applications | (hard copy or website) |
| Bye-laws | (hard copy or website) |
| 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 Delegated authority in respect of officers Code of Conduct Policy statements | (hard copy or website) |
| 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 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) | (hard copy or website) |
| Information security policy | (hard copy or website) |
| Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) | (hard copy or website) |
| Data protection policies | (hard copy or website) |
| Schedule of charges (for the publication of information) | (hard copy or website) |
| 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) | *(hard copy or website) |
| Assets register | (hard copy or website) |
| 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) | (hard copy or website) |
| Register of members’ interests | (hard copy or website) |
| Register of gifts and hospitality | (hard copy or website) |
| Class 7 – The service we offer (Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public and businesses) Current information only | |
| Allotments | (hard copy or website) |
| Burial grounds and closed churchyards | (hard copy or website) |
| Community centres and village halls | (hard copy or website) |
| Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities | (hard copy or website) |
| Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting | (hard copy or website) |
| Bus shelters | (hard copy or website) |
| Markets | (hard copy or website) |
| Public conveniences | (hard copy or website) |
| Agency agreements | (hard copy or website) |
| Services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees (e.g. burial fees) | (hard copy or website) |