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PUBLICATION  SCHEME

 

Approved December 2008

C 0434 refers

 

Information available from Petersfield Town Council under the model publication scheme

 

 

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                       

 

 

Website

 

Hard copy

 

Free

 

10p per A4 sheet

Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

Website

 

Hard copy

Free

 

10p per A4 sheet

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

Website

 

Hard copy

Free

 

10p per A4 sheet

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

Website

 

Town Guide

Free

 

Free

 

Staffing structure

 

 

Website

 

Hard copy

 

Free

 

10p per A4 sheet

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

 

Hard copy

 

 

Hard  copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Annual return form and report by auditor

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Finalised budget

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Precept

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Borrowing Approval letter

 

 

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

 

Grants given and received

 

 

Website

 

Hard copy

 

 

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Members’ allowances and expenses

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

 

 

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

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

 

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

 

 

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

Website

 

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Quality status

Hard copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

 

 

 

Website

 

Hard Copy

 

 

 

Free

 

10p per A4 sheet

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

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

10 p per A4 sheet

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

Free

 

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

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

Free

 

 

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

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

 

Responses to consultation papers

 

Hard Copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Responses to planning applications

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Bye-laws

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

 

 

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

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

 

Current information only

 

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:

 

Procedural standing orders

Committee and sub-committee terms of reference

Delegated authority in respect of officers

Code of Conduct

Policy statements

 

Hard Copy

 

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

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

 

Internal policies relating to the delivery of services

Equality and diversity policy

Health and safety policy

Recruitment policies (including current vacancies)

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

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

 

Hard Copy

 

 

Hard Copy

Hard Copy

Hard Copy

Hard Copy

Hard Copy

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Information security policy

 

 

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Data protection policies

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Schedule of charges )for the publication of information)

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

 

Currently maintained lists and registers only

 

 

 

Hard Copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Assets Register

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 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)

 

 

Register of members’ interests

Hard copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Register of gifts and hospitality

Hard copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

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

 

Website

 

Town Guide

 

Newsletter

Free

 

Free

 

Free

 

 

Allotments

 

 

Website

 

Hard Copy

 

 

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

 

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

 

Hard Copy

 

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Community centres and village halls

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

Website

 

Hard Copy

Free

 

10 p per A4 sheet

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Bus shelters

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Markets

 

 

Public conveniences

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Agency agreements

 

 

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

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

 

Additional Information

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

 

 

Members declaration of acceptance of office

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Information relating to the last Periodic Electoral Review of the Council Area

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Information relating to the latest boundary review of the Council Area

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Financial Risk Assessment

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Financial Regulations

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Safety Inspection Records

Hard Copy

10 p per A4 sheet

Contact details:      The Town Clerk

                                    The Town Hall

                                    Heath Road

                                    Petersfield

                                    Hampshire

                                    GU31 4EA

                                    Telephone 01730 264182

                                    email deputy@petersfield-tc.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

Photocopying @ 10p per sheet (black & white)

Cost of paper, photocopy charges

 

Photocopying @ 20p per sheet (colour)

Cost of paper, photocopy charges

 

 

 

 

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

 

 

 

Statutory Fee

 

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

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

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