We are committed via our Publication Scheme to publish certain classes of information:
Information relating to the Council as a whole, including structures, locations and contacts:
Reports or recorded information showing the Council’s planned and actual performance.
Financial information about projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit.
- General Financial Information
- Annual Audit & Inspection Letters
- Council Budget
- Expenditure Reports
- Salary Levels (Senior Posts only)
- Statement of Accounts
- Treasury Management Strategy
- Funding for partnership arrangements (see Statement of Accounts)
- Members Allowances Scheme
- Procurement
Decision-making processes and records of decisions.
An important document within the Council is our Constitution. The Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. Some of these processes are required by law, while others are a matter for the Council to choose.
Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities.
Policies and procedures for delivering our services
- Access to Information - what Council information can I have access to?
- Access to Information Standing Orders (see Constitution)
- Dealing with unreasonable communication
- Constitution False
- Environmental Policy
- Plans, Policies and strategies
Polices and procedures about the recruitment and employment of staff
- Job Vacancies
- Equal Opportunities and Diversity
- Officer Employment Standing Order (see Constitution)
Customer Service
Records management and information rights
Current information on lists and registers the Council have to maintain and publish:
- Asset Management
- Assets of Community Value
- Brownfield Register
- Fees and Charges (please click on the budget year)
- Information relating to registers held by Births
- Information relating to registers held by Deaths
- Information relating to registers held by Marriages
- Information relating to registers held by Citizenship
- Contracts Register
- Information relating to Public Rights of Way
- Public Registers relating to Licensing
- Register of Councillors’ Financial and other Interests
- Information relating to Register of Electors
- Register of Planning Applications
- Registered HMOs
Discretionary lists we maintain:
Information about the services the Council provides can be found on our website:
- About the Council
- ASB, Environment and Nuisance
- Benefits
- Bins and Recycling
- Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Business and Licensing
- Children and Families
- Council Tax
- Culture, Leisure and Sports
- Health and Wellbeing
- Housing
- Libraries (service provided by LibrariesUnlimited)
- Parking
- Planning and Building
- Roads and Travel
- Schools and Learning
We also have a useful A-Z of Services and a Search facility which can be used to locate information you may need. Other areas of interest may be:
Regulatory and licensing responsibilities:
Services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee: