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Financial Accounts, Documents & Policies

Financial Accounts

Accounting Statements

Accounting statements show the cash balance, precept, staff costs and other income and expenditure for the last accounting year.

Receipts and Payments

Receipt payments over yearly accounts period

Bank Reconciliations

Bank Reconciliations show whether the council's bank account statements match the accounting cashbook at the end of the financial year.

Certificate of Exemptions

Certificates of Exemptions are created if a local council is below the £25,000 threshold for expenditure. This forms part of the AGAR.

Annual Governance & Accountability Return

The Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) is the document that is submitted by local councils presenting a summary of their audit and financial information.

Annual Internal Audits

The Annual Internal Audit is a signed checklist showing whether certain aspects of the council running has been internally reviewed, and whether the council conforms.

Internal Audit Reports

This is a certificate presented after an internal audit of the council.

External Audit Reports

This is a certificate signed by an external auditor after a review of the AGAR.

Conclusion of Audit

This is a document confirming that the accounts for the last accounting year have been published.

Notice of Public Rights

This is a document explaining the rights the public have in being able to inspect the council's annual accounts.

Variances

This shows whether income or expenditure has gone up or down between two accounting years.

Councillor Documents

General Policies and Publications

Asset Register

Details of the council's owned assets.

Councillor Code of Conduct

Adopted September 2024 (next review September 2025)

Financial Regulations

Adopted September 2024 (next review September 2025). No Members are awarded allowances. Members' expenses, when they arise are approved, documented in the minutes of Parish Council meetings and recorded in the Council’s accounts. In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 a Parish Council ‘may pay the chairman for the purpose of enabling him or her to meet the expenses of his or her office such allowance as the council thinks reasonable.’ The Council resolved to grant the Chairman an allowance of £250 for Financial Year 2024 to 2025. The Chairman will discuss the use of the Allowance throughout the course of the year.

General Council Policies

Documents outlining other council policies

Grievance Policy

Adopted November 2024 (next review November 2027)

Insurance

Information on Insurance

Risk Assessments

These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

Standing Orders

Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.

Data Policies

Freedom of Information

Freedom of Information

Accessibility Statement

A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility to which the website aims to conform.

Privacy Policy

A privacy policy is a statement or legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data.

Document Retention

Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

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