1.

COUNCIL INTERNAL PRACTICE & PROCEDURE

• Minutes of Parish Council meetings – limited to the last 2 years.
• Procedural Standing Orders
• Councils Annual Report to Parish Meetings

2.

CODE OF CONDUCT

• Members Declaration of Acceptance of Office
• Members Register of Interests
• Register of Members Interest Book

3.

PERIODIC ELECTORAL REVIEW

• Information relating to the last Periodic Electoral Review of the council area.  *
• Information relating to the latest boundary review of the council area. *

      * This information is held by Electoral Registration Unit, Swale Borough Council, Swale House, East    Street, Sittingbourne.  Contact: Mark Radford Tel: 01795 424341

4.

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE & PROCEDURE

• Terms & conditions of employment
• Job Descriptions

5.

PLANNING DOCUMENTS

• Responses to planning applications

6.

AUDIT & ACCOUNTS

• Annual return form – limited to the last financial year
• Annual Statutory report by auditor (internal and external – limited to the last financial year
• Receipt/Payment books, Receipt books of all kinds, Bank Statements from all accounts – limited to the last financial year.
• Precept request – limited to the last financial year
• VAT records – limited to the last financial year
• Financial Standing Orders and Regulations
• Assets Register
• Risk Assessments

1a

Public authority operating the publication scheme

Doddington Parish Council
C/o Little Lodge
Church Lane
Doddington  Kent   ME9 0AZ      Tel: 01795 886836

1b

Responsible Officer on behalf of the organisation

Mrs P V Vousden, Clerk to Doddington Parish Council

1c

Responsible Officer on day to day basis

Mrs P V Vousden, Clerk to Doddington Parish Council

1d

Executive Agencies

N/A

1e

Aim

Doddington Parish Council aims to be open and transparent in all activities by providing access to all information specified in the Model Publication Scheme for Local Councils (core classes only). 

2a

List and classes of information

A list of information available is detailed on the following page.  This list will be permanently displayed on the Parish notice board and will be included on the Village Website

2b

Other Information

N/A

2c

Exemptions

N/A

2d

Approach used to determined Classes

The Act was discussed in detail at the Parish Council meeting on 14 October.  It was agreed by unanimous vote to adopt the Model Publication Scheme for Local councils (Core Classes Only).  Core Classes are appropriate to a small Parish Council.

3.

Format and access to information

• Council Internal Practice & Procedure
• Code of Conduct
• Periodic Electoral Review
• Employment Practice & Procedure
• Planning Documents
• Audit & Accounts

The above information may be viewed by prior arrangement with the Clerk giving a minimum of 48 hours notice.    All documents will be displayed at the Village Hall or other mutually convenient location.  Appointment times to be agreed with individual enquirer, Monday to Friday between 9.00 am – 12.00 noon and 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm.

4.

Payment

Photocopies of information will be provided if required, a charge of 4 pence per page will be made.  All copies will be stamped ‘COPY’.

Date

Name & Address of Enquirer

Information Requested included in the Core Classes

Information Requested – not included in the Core Classes