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. The Council is governed by Financial Regulations and has the accounts audited annually.
POLICIES
Policies & Procedures
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The Parish Council has adopted standing orders which govern the running of the Council - see Standing Orders
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It has also adopted additional policies:
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Grievance and Disciplinary Policy
Complaints Policy and Procedure
Horsford Green Infrastructure April 2022
Notice board and website policy
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In addition Horsford Parish Council has a 5-Year Business Plan; the latest edition can be found here
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The latest version of the Parish Council Asset register, dated August 2022, is here
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The Parish Councils Neighbourhood Plan can be accessed via this link: https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/adopted-neighbourhood-plans-broadland/horsford-neighbourhood-plan
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.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.
Business Action Plan Working Group (BAP)
The group consists of some councillors and some residents. It is an informal group with no decision making powers and is there to provide suggestions to the Council on future projects which may be of benefit to the Parish. It researches the projects in terms of viability, capital cost and ongoing revenue costs before making recommendations to the Council.
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