Governance & 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
Complaints Policy

Media Policy
Communications Policy
Biodiversity Policy
Investment Policy
Reserves Policy
Asset Register
Details of the council's owned assets.
Councillor Code of Conduct
This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.
Co-Option Policy
Anti-Harassment Policy
Risk Management Policy
Terms & Conditions
Information and documents regarding the council's terms & conditions will be shown here

Data Protection Policy
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
The council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

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.