The Parish Council maintains a set of policies and procedures to help carry its duties out effectively and to comply with regulations. These documents are reviewed and updated where required.
DOCUMENTS
FINANCES
The Parish Council financial year begins on the 1st April and finishes on the 31st March each year.
At each meeting the Councillors approve the payments to be made following the meeting and every other month Councillors will receive and approve a bank reconciliation.
We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.
All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
Financial Statements
August Financial Statement 2023
Annual Accounts
Receipts Payments Year Ending 31st March 2023
Bank Reconciliation Year Ending 31st March 2023
Notes to Accounts Year Ending 31st March 2023
Asset Register Year Ending 31st March 2023
Internal Audit
An Internal Auditor is appointed each year to review the accounts and all aspects of internal control. The internal auditor is an independent and competent person appointed by the Council and cannot be involved in any business with the council or a serving member of the council. The internal auditor must report to the Council and sign a report on the Annual return to confirm that the councils system of control is in place and operating.
Notice of the period for the Exercise of Public Rights 2023
Internal Auditor's Report 2022-23
AGAR Annual Internal Audit Report 2022-23
AGAR Section 1 Annual Governance Statement 2022-23
AGAR Section 2 Accounting Statements 2022-23
Explanation of Significant Variances
POLICIES
Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Play Area Inspection & Maintenance Policy
Appendix One Retention of Documents
Appendix Two Destruction of Documents
The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, Breckland District Council, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Data Protection
Keeping your data safe and increasing transparency are important to us. Our Privacy Notice explains how we use your personal information and how you can exercise your privacy rights.
General Data Protection Policy
Data Protection Privacy Notice
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.