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Governance & Policies

Statutory Documents

  • Standing Orders

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

  • Financial Regulations

    How the council manages its financial affairs and accounting procedures

General Policies and Publications

  • Asset Register

    Details of the council's owned assets

  • Councillor Code of Conduct

    This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors

  • Risk Assessments

    These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council

  • Gardening License

    This page contains information about the Garden License

  • Miscellaneous Documents

    This page contains Miscellaneous Documents

  • Planning Committee Terms of Reference

    This document outlines the council's remit in terms of planning matters

  • Health & Safety Policy

    This policy presents the council's commitment to ensuring the health and safety at work of our people and relevant stakeholders

  • Communication & Engagement Strategy

    This document guides the Parish Council’s communication and engagement with its residents and partners

  • Statement of Internal Control

    The internal control system is designed to identify and prioritise the risks to the achievement of the Council’s policies, aims and objectives, to evaluate the likelihood and impact of those risks being realised , and to manage them efficiently, effectively and economically

  • Biodiversity Policy

    This policy outlines what action the council can properly take to further the general biodiversity objective

  • Complaints Policy

    This policy is intended to assist local residents to deal with complaints against actions of the Parish Council’s staff or its administration

  • Equality & Diversity Policy

    This policy outlines our legal responsibilities and commitments to help us ensure equality is an integral part of the way we reach decisions, provide services, recruit staff and work with other organisations

  • Grant Awarding Policy

    This policy outlines the allocation of grants to support activities and causes which benefit the village of Hinton St George

  • Reserves Policy

    This policy outlines how the council will determine and review the level of reserves carried forward

  • Co-Option Policy

    This Policy which outlines the procedure to be followed to co-opt new Councillors.

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.

  • Website 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 the efficient management and retention of documents.

  • IT Policy

    Policy outlining the guidelines and responsibilities for the appropriate use of IT resources and email

  • Data Protection Policy and Freedom of Information Policy

    Policy outlining procedures to protect and respect the privacy of any personal data held by or on behalf of the council.

  • Publication Scheme

    Publication Scheme commits the Council to making information available to the public as part of its normal business activities.

  • General Privacy Notice

    A description of what personal data the council processes and for what purposes is set out in this Privacy Notice.

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