Austwick Parish Council

Freedom of Information

  
 
Information available from Austwick Parish Council under the Model Publication Scheme

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

Cost

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

This will be current information only

 

(hard copy and/or website)

Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

Web site

Free

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

Web site, Notice Board

Free

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

Notice Board

Free

Staffing structure

N/A

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

(hard copy and/or website)

Annual return form and report by auditor

Hard Copy by Inspection

Finalised budget

Hard Copy

10p/sheet

Precept

Hard Copy by Inspection

Borrowing Approval letter

N/A

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Hard Copy by Inspection

Grants given and received

N/A

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

N/A

Members’ allowances and expenses

N/A

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

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)

(hard copy or website)

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

Hard Copy by Inspection
Web Site
?
 
Free

Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum)

?

Quality status

In Progress

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

N/A

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

(hard copy or website)

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

Notice Board

Web Site

Free

Free

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Notice board

Web Site

Free

Free

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

Hard Copy

 
Web Site

10p/sheet

 
Free

Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

N/A

Responses to consultation papers

N/A

Responses to planning applications

Hard Copy by inspection

Bye-laws

Hard Copy by Inspection

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)

Current information only

(hard copy or website)

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 by Inspection

Hard Copy by Inspection

N/A

N/A

Hard Copy by Inspection

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

?

?

Information security policy

?

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

?

Data protection policies

?

Schedule of charges )for the publication of information)

?

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 by Inspection

Assets Register

Hard Copy by Inspection

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

Hard Copy by Inspection

Register of gifts and hospitality

N/A

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

(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)

Allotments

N/A

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

N/A

Community centres and village halls

N/A

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

N/A

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

N/A

Bus shelters

?

Markets

N/A

Public conveniences

N/A

Agency agreements

N/A

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

N/A

Additional Information

 

Contact details:

David Dewhirst
Parish Clerk
Wood View
The Green
Austwick
LA2 8BB
015242 51190
woodview@austwick.org

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

TYPE OF CHARGE

DESCRIPTION

BASIS OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Photocopying @ 10p per sheet (black & white)

Actual cost *

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

Statutory Fee

In accordance with the relevant legislation (quote the actual statute)

Other

* the actual cost incurred by the public authority

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 


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