Finance & Transparency

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

The Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) is the document that is submitted by local councils presenting a summary of their audit and financial information.

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

This is a certificate signed by an external auditor after a review of the AGAR.

This is a document explaining the rights the public have in being able to inspect the council's annual accounts.

This is a document confirming that the accounts for the last accounting year have been published.

The previous 5 years of AGARs are required to be published on a Parish Council's website

This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.

These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

Details of the council's owned assets.

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

These financial regulations govern the conduct of financial management by the council and may only be amended or varied by resolution of the council.

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.

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.

Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

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