Policies and Procedures
The Parish Council must operate in accordance with statutory legislation. This is to ensure proper management, governance and oversight of the Council activities. These procedures are laid out in the Council's Standing Orders. These are reviewed annually to ensure that they meet with current legislation and are fit for purpose.
Standing Orders, 2024-07-18 (PDF, 476 Kb)
Adopted July 2024
Review May 2025
In addition to the Standing Orders, the Council has a number of other policies and procedures it follows to ensure efficient management.
Action Plan 2024-2025 (PDF, 130 Kb)
This outlines the key objectives the Council has set out for the coming year.
Adopted Feb 2024
Review Date Feb 2025
Action Plan 2024-2025 Timeline (PDF, 263 Kb)
This is a comprehesive overview of the projects within the Parish.
Adopted April 2024
Review Date Feb 2025
Grant Awarding Policy and form 2023-11-16 (PDF, 286 Kb)
Grant Awarding Policy and Appliation Form
Adopted Nov 2023
Review Date:Nov 2026
Code of Conduct 2024-08-15 (PDF, 448 Kb)
Adopted August 2024
Review Date August 2025
Disciplinary Policy and Procedure 2024-03-21 (PDF, 159 Kb)
The Disciplinary Policy and Procedure explains how the Council will deal with any cases of misconduct or gross misconduct.
Adopted March 2024
Review Date March 2026
Grievance Policy and Procedure 2024-03-21 (PDF, 130 Kb)
The Grievance Policy and Procedure outlines how members of staff can raise complaints about Council. This does not include behaviour which is dealt with under the Code of Conduct.
Adopted March 2024
Review date March 2026
Lone Worker Policy 2024-03-21 (PDF, 220 Kb)
The lone worker policy covers the risks faced by lone working staff and the responsibilities of both the employer and employee in ensuring that lone workers can work safely.
Adopted March 2024
Review Date March 2027
Complaints Procedure 2024-06-20 (PDF, 144 Kb)
This document sets out how the Council will deal with complaints.
Adopted June 2024
Review Date June 2026
Equality and Diversity Policy 2023-06-15 (PDF, 132 Kb)
The Equality and Diversity Policy sets out how the Council operates in regard to these issues.
Adopted June 2023
Review Date June 2026
Health and Safety Policy 2023-09-21 (PDF, 123 Kb)
This policy explains how Council deals with Health and Safety issues.
Adopted Sept 2023
Review Date Sept 2025
Publication Scheme 2024-06-20 (PDF, 166 Kb)
This document sets out what the Council will publish.
Adopted June 2024
Review Date June 2026
Training and Development Policy 2024-02-15 (PDF, 148 Kb)
Adopted Feb 2024
Review Date Feb 2027
Records Management and Retention Policy 2023-10-18 (PDF, 210 Kb)
This policy outlines the management and retention periods for documents held by the Parish Council.
Adopted October 2023
Review Date October 2025
Recording of Meetings Policy, 2023-05-18 (PDF, 140 Kb)
Adopted May 2023
Review Date May 2025
Risk Assessment 2024-06-20 (PDF, 674 Kb)
Adopted June 2024
Review Date Nov 2024
Asset Register 31st March 2024 (PDF, 3.2 Mb)
Asset Register March 2024
General Data Protection Regulations
The Council must comply with General Data Protection Regulations and has adopted the following policies.
Data Audit Policy 2024-06-20 (PDF, 262 Kb)
The Data Audit records the different types of data the Council holds and how it is dealt with.
Adopted June 2024
Review Date Nov 2024
Data Breach Policy 2024-07-18 (Word Document, 28 Kb)
This policy outlines what the Council will do in the event of a data breach.
Adopted July 2024
Review Date July 2026
General Data Protection Policy 2024-07-18 (PDF, 224 Kb)
The General Data Protection Policy set out what the Council does with information
Adopted July 2024
Review Date July 2025
General Privacy Notice 2023-07-20 (PDF, 276 Kb)
The General Privacy Notice give the public information on what the Council does with their information.
Adopted July 2023
Review Date July 2025
Role Holder's Privacy Notice 2023-07-20 (PDF, 274 Kb)
The Role Holder Privacy Notice gives role holders within the Council information on what it does with their information.
Adopted July 2023
Review Date July 2025
Subject Access Requests Procedure and Policy 2024-08-15 (PDF, 475 Kb)
This policy sets out how the Council will deal with questions asked of it.
Adopted August 2024
Review Date July 2026
Working Party
Biodiversity Working Group Terms of Reference 2023 (PDF, 1.8 Mb)
This sets out the terms of reference for the Biodiversity Working Group set up in October 2020 and reviewed May 2023.