Transparency

Financial Accounts

• Annual Governance and Accountability Return
• Bank Reconciliations

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

• Certificate of Exemption
• Internal Audit Reports

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

• 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

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

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.

• Asset Register

  Details of the council's owned assets.

• Policy documents

  This shows general policies in Kirk Smeaton Parish Council

• Hire Terms and Conditions

  Information regarding policies about the hire of rooms witin Kirk Smeaton

• ICO Registration documents

  This shows documents about ICO registration

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.

• Consent form

  This contains all documents outlining consent within the council

• Data Protection Policy

  This shows all documents regarding data protection

Statutory Documents

• Standing Orders

  Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.

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.