FREEDOM OF INFORMATION - AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

Information available from EGERTON Parish/Community Council under the model publication scheme approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office

 

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

Cost

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

 

This will be current information only

                                   

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Hard copy from Clerk:  Lois Tilden, Potters Forstal Farm, Chapel Lane, Egerton Forstal, nr Ashford, Kent TN27 9BX tel 01233 756 221 email lois19@btopenworld.com and/or website www.egerton-kent.co.uk

Free

Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

Hard copy from Clerk or website

Free

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used))

Clerk as  above; parish councillors’ details via Clerk

Free

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

At Clerk’s address as above

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Staffing structure

Clerk only

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Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it

(Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit)

 

Current and previous financial year as a minimum

 

 

Annual return form and report by auditor

Hard copy published on noticeboards on the Glebe and in Egerton Forstal in May/June each year; also extra copies available from Clerk

5p per sheet if extra copies requested + postage

Finalised budget

Ditto

Ditto

Precept

Ditto and as set out in minutes of meetings published on website and noticeboards

Ditto

Borrowing Approval letter

Not applicable

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Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

Electronic copy or hard copy via Clerk

5p per sheet + postage

Grants given and received

Hard copies via Clerk

5p per sheet + postage

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

Electronic or hard copies via Clerk

5p per sheet + postage

Members’ allowances and expenses

Currently not applicable

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Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)

 

 

 

Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)

None drafted nor published

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Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum)

In minutes of Annual General Meetings of Parish Council and Annual Parish Assemblies May each year; on website and noticeboards;

extra copies available via Clerk

Free

 

 

 

 

 

5p per sheet

Quality status

Not applicable

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Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines

Not applicable

/

 

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

 

 

Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings)

via website, or parish magazine

or hard copy on noticeboards or via Clerk (electronic  or hard copy)

Free

Agendas of meetings (as above)

As above

Free

Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

As above

5p per hard copy sheet + postage

Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

Hard copy or email attachment on request from Clerk

5p per sheet hard copy + postage

Responses to consultation papers

Ditto

Ditto

Contact Information

LOIS TILDEN
parish clerk
POTTERS FORSTAL FARM
CHAPEL LANE EGERTON FORSTAL
ASHFORD KENT
TN27 9BX
Tel: 01233 756 221
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TIM LEE
chairman
THE OLD DAIRY
STONEBRIDGE GREEN ROAD
EGERTON ASHFORD
KENT
TN27 9AN
Tel: 01233 756 572
Click here to email