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Plans and policies

Council-wide Plans

Strategic Objectives and Actions

The council's strategy and objectives

Commitments and Pledges

Civility and Respect Pledge

The Council's commitment to zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.

Declaration of Climate Emergency

The Council's commitment to respond to the climate and biodiversity emergency.

Statutory Documents

Standing Orders

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

Financial Regulations

Financial regulations guiding council spending

Councillor Code of Conduct

The role and expected conduct of Councillors.

Finance-related policies

Grant Awarding Policy

Tthe Council's grant awarding policy

Grant application form

Please complete and return this document to the Clerk if your organisation wants to tbe considered for a grant

Investment Strategy

The Council's investment policy

Transparency

This page responds to the Transparency Code

Asset Register

Details of the council's assets.

Council-related policies

Co-option Process

How the Council co-opts members to the Council

IT Policy

The Council's IT Policy

Unreasonably persistent complaints

How the Council responds to unreasonably persistent complaints

Complaints procedure

How to make a complaint about the Council

Commons Policies and Procedures

Commons Byelaws

The byelaws for local common land

Requests for third party Tree Works

The Council response to requests for third party Tree Works

Guidelines for signage on common land

Guidelines for signage on common land

Request permission to put a skip on our land

Please complete and return this document to the Clerk if you want to place a skip on local common land

Applying for an easement

This letter outline what to expect when applying for an easement. Please contact the Clerk to request an easement

Planning-related policies

Village Design Statement

This planning document outlines important considerations for our Parish

Planning Code of Good Practice

This planning code outlines good practice

Personnel-related policies

Personnel Handbook

Personnel Handbook

Dignity at Work Policy

The Council's Commitment to Dignity at Work

Equality and Diversity Policy

The Council's Commitment to Equality and Diversity

Lone Working Policy

The Council's considerations for lone working

Data Policies

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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