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Transparency

Financial Accounts

  • 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.

  • Bank Reconciliations

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

  • External Audit Reports

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

  • Internal Audit Reports

    This is a certificate presented after an internal audit of the council.

  • Internal Control Exception Reports

    This is a report for when elements of the external audit has not been carried out. It may explain the causes and remedial action.

  • Notice of Public Rights

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

  • Variances

    https://dunchurchparishcouncil.gov.uk/variances/

  • Variances

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

  • Payments over £100

    This shows items of expenditure over £100

  • Asset Register

    Details of the council's owned assets.

  • Budget

    A financial plan that outlines the Council’s expected income and expenditure for the year ahead.

General Policies and Publications

  • Councillor Code of Conduct

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

  • Risk Assessments

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

  • Sexual and General Harassment Policy

    Policy regarding sexual and general harassment

  • Social Media Policy

    A set of guidelines that outlines how council members, staff, and representatives should use social media in a way that is respectful, professional, and aligned with the council’s responsibilities.

  • Health & Safety Policy

    A document that outlines the council’s commitment to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for its employees, councillors, volunteers, contractors, and members of the public who may be affected by its activities.

  • Asset Management Policy 2025

    A document that sets out how the council will manage, maintain, and make decisions about its physical assets in a responsible and cost-effective way.

  • IT Policy

    A document that outlines secure, ethical use of council IT and email for official tasks.

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

    Policies regarding Freedom of information

  • Dunchurch Parish Council Publication Policy

    A document that outlines information it routinely makes public under the Freedom of Information Act, covering council structure, finances, decisions, policies, and services, with access methods, charges, and review details.

Statutory Documents

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.

Elections

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