Councils in England with an Annual Turnover not exceeding £25,000
The Smaller Authorities (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015 provide that parish and town councils in England whose annual turnover does not exceed £25,000 must publish the information specified in the Code in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in the Code. (The Code is the Transparency Code for smaller authorities published by DCLG in December 2014)
From April 2015 these smaller councils should publish:
- minutes of formal meetings (full council and committee), no later than one month after the meeting – found under Parish Council minutes and Planning Committee minutes
- full and informative agendas not later than three clear days before the meeting to which they relate – found under Parish Council agendas and Planning Committee agendas
By 1 July 2015, and annually thereafter (links to all these items will be found on this page):
- details of every item of spending of £100 or more, showing date, purpose and amount
- the Annual Return including the Annual Governance Statement, the Accounting Statements and the Annual Internal Audit report
- bank reconciliation
- breakdown of significant variances
- names of councillors, their elected positions, and on which committees and outside bodies they represent the Parish Council
- list of assets (land and buildings)
Accounting period 01/04/2017-31/03/2018
Section 1 Annual Governance Statement & Section 2 Annual Governance Statement 2017-18
Annual Internal Audit Report 2017-18
Notice of Public Rights & Summary of Rights 2017-18
List of Councillors, their elected positions, representations on Committees & Outside Bodies 2018-19
Bank Reconciliation for 2017-18
List of Cheques over £100 2017-18
Accounting period 01/04/2016-31/03/2017
List of Cheques over £100 2016-17
Bank Reconciliation for 2016-17
Accounting period 01/04/2015-31/03/2016 (page updated on 08/06/2015)
List of Cheques over £100 2015-16
Approved Annual Return documents, as follows
Bank Reconciliation for 2015-16
Accounting period 01/04/2014-31/03/2015
List of Cheques over £100 2014-15
Bank Reconciliation for 2014-15
Annual Return Sections 1 and 2
Annual Return Section 4 Internal Auditor