Policies & Procedures
Parish Councils have powers to represent and support their local communities. They protect local environments and provide local services and facilities. However, Parish Councils do not automatically have a power of general competence – they do not have an unlimited power to do whatever they choose. Councils can only act if they have been given a specific power to do so by statute. This means that Councils are set up and controlled by Acts of Parliament.
It is important that Councils work within these statutes so policies and procedures are essential for ensuring that any business is conducted in the correct legal and transparent manner.
Our policies and procedures are set out below.
POLICY | NEXT REVIEW DATE |
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Community Engagement Strategy | September 2025 |
Community Grants Policy | October 2025 |
Complaints Procedure | February 2025 |
Consultation Strategy | September 2025 |
Dignity at Work Policy | April 2028 |
DPI Dispensation Procedure | May 2024 |
Disciplinary Procedure | October 2023 |
Email Acceptable Use Policy | July 2024 |
Equal Opportunities Policy | October 2023 |
Finance Regulations | May 2024 |
Financial Reserves | May 2024 |
Future Development in the Parish | September 2025 |
Grievance | October 2023 |
Health and Safety Policy | May 2024 |
Hospitality & Gifts Policy | November 2025 |
Media Policy | June 2025 |
Planning Pre-Application Discussion Policy | October 2025 |
Planning Procedures | October 2025 |
Record Management Policy | July 2024 |
Risk Management Scheme | March 2024 |
Round Meadow Local Connection Appeals Process | October 2025 |
Scheme of Delegation | May 2024 |
Social Media Policy | September 2025 |
Staff Performance Management Policy | October 2023 |
Standing Orders | May 2024 |
Training Statement of Intent | November 2025 |
The General Data Protection Regulation is Europe’s new framework for data protection laws. It replaces the previous 1995 Data Protection Directive, which current UK law is based upon.
The Parish Council has adopted the following Policy, Privacy Notices and Consent Form
POLICIES | NEXT REVIEW DATE |
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Consent to hold Contact Information Form | N/A |
Data Breach Policy | July 2024 |
Information and Data Protection Policy | May 2024 |
Information Request Policy | September 2025 |
Privacy Notice (General) | May 2025 |
Privacy Notice (Councillors, Staff and Role Holders) | May 2025 |
Subject Access Request Procedure | July 2024 |
The Freedom of Information Act came into force at the beginning of 2005 and encourages greater openness and transparency across the whole public sector. The Act obliges every public authority to adopt an approved Publication Scheme. The intention of a Publication Scheme is to require authorities to make certain kinds of information routinely available to the public.
The Parish Council has adopted the standard Scheme approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office appropriate for parish councils.
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The guide below is a list of the current documents routinely available. Most of them will be found on this website.
Information Request Policy September 2022
FOI Disclosure Log September 2015