Policies

Statutory Documents

• Standing Orders

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

• Financial Regulations

  How the council manages its financial affairs and accounting procedures

• Councillor Code of Conduct

  This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.

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.

• Information Technology Policies

  Including IT and social media

• Privacy Policy

  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

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

• Publication Scheme Policy

  Publication Scheme Policy

General Policies and Publications

• Cemetery Policies

  Policies relating to the cemetery

• Grant Awarding Policy

  Grant Awarding Policy

• Complaints Policy

  Complaints Policy

• Vexatious Complaints Policy

  Vexatious Complaints Policy

Risk Management

• Risk Assessments

  These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

• Insurance

  Certificates relating to our insurance

Audit & Governance

• Asset Register

  Details of the council's owned assets.

• Annual Internal Audits

  Audit documentation

Commitments & Pledges

• Civility and Respect Pledge

  This details whether the council has signed the Civility and Respect pledge. This is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.

• Declaration of Climate Emergency

  Documents relating to whether the council has declared a climate emergency.