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Finance & Transparency

Financial Accounts

  • Cash Books - receipts & payments

    Cash Books show all financial transactions (receipts & payments) and should balance against the Bank Reconciliations each quarter

  • Bank Reconciliations

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

  • Budgeting & Precept

    Budgeting & Precept

  • Annual Governance & Accountability Return

    The Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) is the document that is submitted by local councils presenting a summary of their audit and financial information.

  • 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.

  • Notice of Public Rights

    This is a document explaining the rights the public have in being able to inspect the council's annual accounts.

  • External Audit Reports

    This is a certificate signed by an external auditor after a review of the AGAR.

  • Conclusion of Audit

    This is a document confirming that the accounts for the last accounting year have been published.

  • Accounting Statements

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

  • Variances

    This shows whether income or expenditure has gone up or down between two accounting years.

  • 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.

  • Certificate of Exemption from External Audit

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

General Policies and Publications

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

    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.

  • Freedom of Information
  • IT Policy

Statutory Documents

  • Standing Orders

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

  • Financial Regulations

    These financial regulations govern the conduct of financial management by the council and may only be amended or varied by resolution of the council. Financial regulations are one of the council’s three governing policy documents providing procedural guidance for members and officers. Financial regulations must be observed in conjunction with the council’s standing orders and any individual financial regulations relating to contracts.

  • Risk Assessments

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

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