Publication Scheme

Halton Holegate with Fenside Parish Council

Last reviewed: July 22


Information available from Halton Holegate Parish Council under the model publication scheme

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires a local authority to prepare a publication scheme detailing the infor-mation available from a local council. Anyone wishing to view or have copies of the documents listed below should contact the Clerk to the Council or visit our website.

Information may also be inspected at the Parish Council premises by prior appointment.

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

Class1 - Who we are and what we do (Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

Parish website  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business

Who’s who on the Council and its

Committees

Displayed on the website  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members

https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/contact

Location of Council office and accessibility details

The Parish Council does not have its own office. Meetings held in Methodist Chapel in Station Road. Meeting dates and Contact details on the website.

Staffing structure

We employ a part time Parish Clerk

 

Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it

(Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, contracts and financial audit)

Covered by Minutes, Budgets and Audit documents on the website and at the Annual Parish Meeting.

https://halton- holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

Current and previous financial year

downloads/download/8/budgets?downloadID=8

Annual return form and report by auditor

On the Website. https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

Finalised budget

On Website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/8/budgets?downloadID=8

Precept

On Website in budget documents  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/8/budgets?downloadID=8

Borrowing Approval letter

n/a

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

On the website.  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures/7

Grants given and received

A one off grant of £496 was received from the National Lottery to fund some of the Jubilee Community Picnic. This will be visible on the May 2022 Minutes

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Available on request

Members’ allowances and expenses

n/a Policy currently in draft

 

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

(Strategies and plans, audits, inspections and reviews)

Currently not applicable

Parish Plan

Currently not applicable

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

Presented at Annual Parish meeting and Available on request

Quality status

Currently not applicable

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

Currently not applicable

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions (Decision making processes and records of decisions)

Recorded in minutes  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/19/minutes-2022

Timetable of meetings (Council meetings and parish meetings)

Shown on Minutes and on Parish Council Notice Board.

Agendas of meetings (as above)

Website and Parish Council Notice Board https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/17/agenda-2022

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

Website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/19/minutes-2022

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

Included in minutes of meetings if applicable https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/19/minutes-2022

Responses to consultation papers

Included in minutes of meetings if applicable https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/19/minutes-2022

Responses to planning applications

Included in minutes of meetings. and later recorded on ELDC website. https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/19/minutes-2022

Bye-laws

n/a

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures (Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)

Current information only

On the website and/or via Parish Clerk.

https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures/1

Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:

Procedural standing orders Code of Conduct

Policy statements

See ‘Policies’ on the web site and/or the Parish Clerk.  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures/1

Policies about the employment of staff: Equality and diversity policy

Health and safety policy

Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

Complaints procedures

On Website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures/1

Information security policy

Covered in standing orders  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/policies-procedures/7

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

On Website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/general-data-protection-regulations/3

Data protection policies

On website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/council-business/general-data-protection-regulations/2

Schedule of charges (for the publication of information)

nil

 

Class 6 – Lists and Registers  Currently maintained lists and registers only

We have an Asset Register  https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/66/assets-2021 and Register of interests

https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/10/registers-of-interests?downloadID=10 on website

Any publicly available register or list

No Hard copies but available on the website

Assets Register

Website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/66/assets-2021

Disclosure log (Showing responses to requests; may not be held by parish councils)

Not applicable

Register of members’ interests

Shown on website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/10/registers-of-interests?downloadID=10

Register of gifts and hospitality

Not applicable

 

Class 7 – The services we offer Current information only

nil

Allotments

Not applicable

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

Not applicable

Community centres and village halls

Not applicable

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

Not applicable

Seating, litter bins, memorials and lighting

Memorial seat details from Clerk

Bus shelters

Not applicable

Markets

Not applicable

Public conveniences

Not applicable

Agency agreements

Not applicable

Services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee.

Not applicable

 

Contact details:

The Clerk to the Council at the Parish Office at hhpcclerk@outlook.com or visit our website https://halton-holegate.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

Charges: A charge will be made for provision of hard copies of any of the listed information as follows:

Staff services, pro rata at £10.00 per hour

10p per copy for each A4 (black & white) sheet printed

Postage charges (if applicable) at the current 2nd Class Postage rates