Council Documents Including Financial Data

Parish Councils work within a statutory framework and must operate within the law. The work of Eldon Parish Council is governed and influenced by a number of documents. These include:

Standing Orders: Which determine how meetings of the Council are run and decisions taken

Code of Conduct: Which sets out the behaviour which is expected of Councillors in connection with their office and covers issues such as declaring interests:

Publication Scheme: This sets out the manner in which the Parish Council will respond to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act

Register of Interests: By law, all Councillors are required to provide details of their interests which are available for public inspection. You can view the Register of Interests for Eldon on Durham County Council’s website.

Dispensations: Details of applications for dispensations by Councillors to allow them to vote (in specific circumstances) on matters in which they may have an interest. Applications are recorded as they are sought by individual Councillors in the Minutes of the Council

Annual Reports of External Auditors: On the Parish Council’s financial transactions and governance:

Parish Plan: Our Parish Plan sets out what the Parish Council will do to make Eldon a better place to live in and also how it engages with local people.

Documents Retention Policy: This sets out the documents we hold and how long we keep them for:

Eldon Data Retention Policy 2018

General Data Protection Regulations 2018

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force at the end of May 2018 and give individuals greater rights and protection in relation to how their personal data is handled by organisations – this includes by Parish Councils. The following list includes our General Privacy Notice and other relevant GDPR documents:

Eldon Parish Council Member Roles: See who does what at Eldon Parish Council:

Financial Data: We are required to publish details of our income, expenditure, money in the bank, assets and the annual returns we have to make to our auditors, including exemption certificates from full external audit on our website and details of arrangements for annual inspection of our accounts in person by members of the public (although this data can generally be viewed in pdf format below online). The information can be seen below from 2014 to 2015 onwards.

Financial Information for 2014 to 2015:

See what we spent in 2014 to 2015 including all expenditure, not just expenditure above £100.

Financial Information for 2015 to 2016:

You can see relevant financial information for 2015 to 2016 below:

Financial Information for 2016 to 2017:

You can see relevant financial information for 2016 to 2017 below:

Financial Information for 2017 to 2018:

You can see relevant financial information for 2017 to 2018 below:

The Annual Return, Accounts and Supporting Documents for 2017-18 go on deposit for public Inspection from 25th June until 3rd August 2018. Please see the notice below which sets out details of inspection arrangements.

Financial Information for 2018 to 2019:

You can see the Annual Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018 to 2019 and supporting documents below. The annual accounts include the Bank Reconciliation and details of all expenditure including that over £100. The Annual Governance and Accountability Return also includes the completed Exemption Certificate and signed Internal Auditor Report:

Financial Information for 2019 to 2020:

You can see the Annual Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2019 to 2020 and supporting documents below. The annual accounts include the Bank Reconciliation and details of all expenditure including that over £100. The Annual Governance and Accountability Return also includes the completed Exemption Certificate and signed Internal Auditor Report:

Financial Information for 2020 to 2021:

Financial Information for 2021 to 2022:

Financial Information for 2022 to 2023:

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