The Parish Council maintains a set of policies and procedures to help carry its duties out effectively and to comply with regulations. These documents are reviewed and updated where required.
DOCUMENTS
FINANCES
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.
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All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
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2024-25 Financial Year
AGAR Section 2 - Accounting Statements
AGAR Section 1 Explanation for ‘No’ response to Statement 4
AGAR Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
AGAR Annual Internal Audit Report
Parish CIL Report – Reporting Year: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
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2023-24 Financial Year
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AGAR Section 3 - External Auditors Report
AGAR Section 2 - Accounting Statements
AGAR Section 1 Explanation for ‘No’ response to Statement 1
AGAR Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
AGAR Annual Internal Audit Report
Parish CIL Report – Reporting Year: 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
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2022-23 Financial Year
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AGAR Section 3 - External Auditors Report
AGAR Section 2 - Accounting Statements
AGAR Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
AGAR Annual Internal Audit Report
Parish CIL Report – Reporting Year: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
POLICIES
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Governance
Consultation on Planning Applications Policy
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​Finance
​Financial Reserves Policy 2025
​Internet Banking Policy 2025
​General Risk Assessment 2024
​Data Protection
​​Data Protection Privacy Notice
- Appendix 1 (Retention of Documents)
- Appendix 2 (Destruction of Records)
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​Quick Guide to Public Participation at Parish Council Meetings
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The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.