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Financial Accounts

Accounting Statements

Accounting statements show the cash balance, precept, staff costs and other income and expenditure for the last accounting year.

Annual Governance & Accountability Return

Annual Governance & Accountability Return

Annual Governance Statements

The Annual Governance Statement is a document signed by the council confirming whether it conforms to certain financial, accounting and auditing measures.

Annual Internal Audits

The Annual Internal Audit is a signed checklist showing whether certain aspects of the council running has been internally reviewed, and whether the council conforms.

Bank Reconciliations

Bank Reconciliations show whether the council's bank account statements match the accounting cashbook at the end of the financial year.

Certificate of Exemptions

Certificates of Exemptions are created if a local council is below the £25,000 threshold for expenditure. This forms part of the AGAR.

Conclusion of Audit

Conclusion of Audit is the document confirming that the accounts for the last accounting year have been published.

External Audit Reports

External Audit Report is a certificate signed by the external auditor after review of the AGAR documentation.

Internal Audit Reports

Internal Audit Reports are the reports given to the Parish Council by its internal auditor.

Internal Control Exception Reports

Internal Control Exception Report is a report for when elements of the external audit have not been carried out.

Notice of Public Rights

Notice of Public Rights is a document explaining the rights the public have in being able to inspect the Parish Council's annual accounts.

Variances

Variances show whether income or expenditure has gone up or down between two accounting years.

Payments over £100

Payments over £100

General Policies and Publications

Asset Register [TBC]

Details of the council's owned assets.

Complaints policy

Complaints about the parish council will be managed in accordance with this policy.

Councillor Code of Conduct

The standards and behaviour expected of councillors

Financial Regulations [TBC]

The council runs its finances in accordance with this document.

Protocol for filming of Parish Council meetings

The protocol that must be followed by anyone wishing to film Parish Council meetings

Volunteering policy

The policy that outlines how we will manage volunteers.

Volunteer form

Form for Parish Council volunteers

Vexatious policy

Vexatious activity will be managed in accordance with this policy.

Data policies

Accessibility Statement

A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility to which the website aims to conform.

Privacy Policy [TBC]

A privacy policy is a statement or legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data.

Document Retention [TBC]

Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

Statutory Documents

Standing Orders [TBC]

Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.

Historic agendas and minutes

Historic agendas and minutes

All the minutes and agendas we have been able to retrieve from the previous council.

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