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DODDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 (Publication Scheme 2009)

Doddington Parish Council adopted the Model Publication Scheme on 15 December 2008.

The Scheme came into force on 1st January 2009.

 

Information available from Doddington Parish Council under the Model Publication Scheme

is as follows.

 

Financial Regulations June 2009                   Chairman's Report 2009

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

Cost

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

This will be current information only

                                         

N.B. Councils should already be publishing as much information as possible about how they can be contacted.

 

 

Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

Website

 Hard copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

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

Website

 Hard copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

Staffing structure

Contact Clerk

 

 

 

 

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

Hard copy from Clerk

20p/sheet

Finalised budget

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Precept

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

Grants given and received

Hard copy

10p/sheet

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Hard copy

10p/sheet

Members’ allowances and expenses

Hard copy

10p/sheet

 

 

 

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

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)

 

 

 

Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum)

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

 

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

 

 

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

Website

Hard copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

 

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

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

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Free

10p/sheet

Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Responses to consultation papers

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Responses to planning applications

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

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

 

Delegated authority in respect of officers

Code of Conduct

 

Policy statements

 

 

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Hard copy from Clerk

Website

Hard Copy from Clerk

Hard Copy from Clerk

 

 

 

Free

10p/sheet

10p/sheet

Free

10p/ sheet

10p/sheet

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

 

Where applicable Hard copy

 

10p/sheet

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

Hard Copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Schedule of charges (for the publication of information)

Hard Copy

10p/sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)

Available by inspection – contact clerk

 

Schedule of Items which are owned or for which the Parish Council has responsibility

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

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)

Hard copy from Clerk

10p/sheet

Register of members’ interests

Available by inspection contact Clerk

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

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

 

 

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

Contact details: Clerk to the Parish Council

Mrs W Gaze, The Granary, Court Lodge Farm, Doddington Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0BH       01795 886435

Website Link: http://www.twokentvillages.org/dpc/index.html

 

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

Photocopying @10p per sheet (black & white)

Typical cost

 

Photocopying @ 20.p per sheet (colour)

Typical cost

 

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

Statutory Fee

 

In accordance with the relevant legislation (quote the actual statute)

Other

Stationery

Actual Cost