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FOI Information Guide

Policy Adopted May 2023. Next Review Date May 2024

 

Please note: hard copies of all information outlined below can be obtained by direct application to the Parish Clerk HERE at a price of 15p per sheet plus second-class postage. Where appropriate, inspection of documents can be requested using the same link.

Information to be published How the information can be obtained Cost

Class1 - Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contracts)

This will be current information only

   
Who's who on the council and its committies Website - Here Free Online

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

Website - Here Free Online

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

Website - Here Free Online

Staffing structure

Parish Clerk is sole member of staff. All other workers are contractors.

 
     

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

 

 
Annual return form and report by auditor Website - Here Free Online

Finalised budget

Website - Here Free Online
Precept See annual budget (above) Free Online

Borrowing Approval letter

N/A  

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Website - Here Free Online

Grants given and received

N/A – can be seen within monthly minutes

Free online

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Website - Here Free Online

Members’ allowances and expenses

N/A - None

 
     

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

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews) Current and previous year as a minimum

   

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

N/A

 
Annual report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) TBC  
Quality status N/A  

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

N/A  
     

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

   

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

Website - Here Free Online

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Website - Here Free Online

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

Website - Here Free Online

Reports presented to council meetings – n.b. this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Included within minutes - Here

Free Online

Responses to consultation papers

N/A  

Responses to planning applications

N/A

Available free via NCC planning portal – all comments by BPC are public.

Bye-laws N/A  
     

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

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

Current information only

 

 

Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:

Procedural standing orders
Committee and sub-committee terms of reference – N/A Delegated authority in respect of officers – N/A
Code of Conduct
Policy statements

Website - Here Free Online

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

Internal instructions to staff and policies relating to the delivery of services Equality and diversity policy
Health and safety policy – N/A
Recruitment policies (including current vacancies) – N/A

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information
Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)

Website - Here Free Online

Information security policy

Website - Here Free Online

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

Website - Here Free Online

Data protection policies

Website - Here Free Online

Schedule of charges (for the publication of information)

Outlined at the end of this document.

 
     

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

Currently maintained lists and registers only

   

Any publicly available register or list (if any are held this should be publicised; in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice)

N/A  
Assets Register Website - Here Free Online

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)

N/A  

Register of members’ interests

NCC Website - Here Free Online

Register of gifts and hospitality

N/A - None  
     

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

   

Allotments

Available by inspection only

Free to inspect

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

Available by inspection only Free to inspect

Community centres and village halls

N/A  

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

Available by inspection only Free to inspect

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

Available by inspection only Free to inspect

Bus shelters

N/A  

Markets

Available by inspection only Free to inspect

Public conveniences

Available by inspection only Free to inspect

Agency agreements

N/A  

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

Website - Here Free Online
     

Additional Information

This will provide Councils with the opportunity to publish information that is not itemised in the lists above

N/A  

 

Contact Details:

Benjamin Dickson-Green FCA

clerk@bellinghamparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

Schedule of Charges

This describes how the charges have been arrived at and should be published as part of the guide.

TYPE OF CHARGE

DESCRIPTION BASIS OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Printing @ 15p per sheet (black & white)

Actual cost * 15p

 

Postage @ 66p/96p (dependent on letter size)

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

* the actual cost incurred by the public authority

 

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