Information available from Longsdon Parish Council under the Freedom of Information Act model publication scheme

This template guide covers only information we currently hold. If we do not hold some of the information listed below, we will mark it as ‘not held’ in the table.

 

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained

 

Cost

 

 

Class 1 - Who we are and what we do

 

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

 

Current information only

                       

 

 

We are Longsdon Parish Council
(Website welcome)

 

We have no land or buildings and the only staff member is our part time clerk.

 

Council members and contact detail.

 

List of Council members and their responsibilities as well a list of Council Committees

 

Details of any representation on local public bodies

Councillor responsibilities

 

There are no Council Committees

 

Postal and email address

 

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members

 

Where possible, provide named contacts including contact phone numbers and email addresses

 

Council members and clerk's contact detail.

 

 

Location of main Council office and accessibility details

 

 

We have no office.

 

Staffing structure

There is only the part time clerk.

 

 

 

Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it

 

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

 

Current and previous financial year as a minimum

 

(hard copy or website)

 

 

Statement of accounts and internal audit report in the format included in the Annual Return form

 

 

Statement of Accounts 2024/2025.

Internal Audit Report 2024/2025.

 

 

Finalised budget

Not applicable

 

Precept

£5,500 (2026)

 

Borrowing Approval letter

Not applicable

 

All items of expenditure above £100

All expenditure is recorded in the minutes

Minutes from 2026.

Minutes from 2025.

 

 

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

 

 

Not held

 

Grants given and received

Not held

 

 

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

 

 

Website hosting (Ionos) £100/year

 

Members’ allowances and expenses

Not held

 

 

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

 

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

 

Current and previous year as a minimum

(hard copy or website)

 

 

Annual governance statement in format included in the Annual Return form

 

 

Annual Governance 2024/2025.

Annual Governance 2023/2024.

 

Parish Plan

 

 Not held

 

 

Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting

 

 

Annual Parish Meeting Minutes 2025

 

Quality status

Not held

 

 

Local charters drawn up in accordance with DLUHC’s guidelines

 

 

Not held

 

 

Data Protection impact assessments (in full or summary format) or any other impact assessment (eg Health & Safety Impact Assessment, Equality Impact Assessments etc), as appropriate and relevant

 

 

Not held

 

 

Class 4 – How we make decisions

 

(Decision making processes and records of decisions)

 

Current and previous council year as a minimum

 

(hard copy or website)

 

 

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

 

 

Not held

 

Agendas of meetings (as above)

 

Agenda search

 

 

Minutes of meetings (as above) – exclude material that is properly considered to be exempt from disclosure

 

 

Minutes

 

Reports presented to council meetings – exclude material that is properly considered to be exempt from disclosure

Not held

 

Responses to consultation papers

Not held

 

Responses to planning applications

Not held

 

Bye-laws

 

 

Not held

 

 

Class 5 – Our policies and procedures

 

(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)

 

Current information only

 

(hard copy or website)

 

Policies and procedures for the conduct of Council business:

 

  • Procedural standing orders
  • Committee and sub-committee terms of reference
  • Delegated authority in respect of officers
  • Code of Conduct
  • Policy statements

 

 

 

Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff:

 

  • Internal instructions to staff and policies relating to the delivery of services
  • Equality and diversity policy
  • Health and safety policy
  • Recruitment policies and details of current vacancies
  • Policies and procedures for handling requests for information
  • Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)

 

 

 

Records management, personal data and access to information policies

 

Include information security policies, records retention, destruction and archive policies, and data protection (including data sharing and CCTV usage) policies

 

 

Class 6 – Lists and Registers

 

Currently maintained lists and registers only.

 

(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)

 

 

Information legally required to hold in publicly available registers (in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice)

 

 

 

 

Assets register, including details of public land and building assets

 

 

 

 

Disclosure log indicating the information provided in response to FOIA and EIR requests. These are recommended as good practice

 

 

 

Register of members’ interests

 

 

Register of gifts and hospitality

 

 

 

Class 7 – The services we offer

 

(Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public and businesses)

 

Current information only

 

(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)

 

Allotments

 

 

Burial grounds and closed churchyards

 

 

Community centres and village halls

 

 

Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities

 

 

Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting

 

 

Bus shelters

 

 

Markets

 

 

Public conveniences

 

 

Agency agreements

 

 

 

Services for which we are entitled to recover a fee and details of those fees (eg burial fees)

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

 

Information not itemised in the lists above