There are a number of Policies which the Parish Council is required to have due to legislation and regulation requirements which need to be formally adopted by at Council meetings

These documents set out how a Parish Council discharges its duties and powers and they constitute the internal rules, practical arrangements and processes which are essential to those who are connected with the Council

A Parish Council’s governance documents should be readily available for inspection and compliance as these documents relate to the Council’s activities, decisions and the decision making processes

Haslington Parish Council has resolved and formally adopted to implement a number of new of policies and governing documents which include:-

• Financial Regulations
• Standing Orders
• Councillors Code of Conduct
• Grants Policy
• Reserves Policy
• Document Retention
• Publication Scheme
• Customer Care and Complaints Code
• Member – Officer Protocol
• Standing Orders for Contracts
• Procurement Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Co-option Policy
• Risk Management Scheme
• Invitation to Tender for Contracts
• Recording at Meetings

From time to time. the Parish Council will review these documents to make sure that they are as up to date as possible, whether that is to comply with new legislation and regulations or for reasons of best practice

If you have any questions or queries on any of the above documents, please contact the Clerk on haslingtonparishcouncil@gmail.com who is happy to discuss them further with you