Governance & Policies

General Policies and Publications

• Asset Register

  Details of the council's owned assets.

• 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.

• Miscellaneous Documents

  This page contains Miscellaneous Documents

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.

Statutory Documents

• Standing Orders

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

• Financial Regulations

  How the council manages its financial affairs and accounting procedures

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.

• Declaration of Climate Emergency

  Documents relating to whether the council has declared a climate emergency.