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 policy and procedural documents. These include:
Standing Orders: Which determine how meetings of the Council are run and decisions taken
Financial Regulations: Which set out arrangements for income, expenditure, financial transactions etc.
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
Complaints Procedures: How you can Complain to the Council
Equal Opportunities Policy: How we ensure that statutory requirements are met in relation to issues such as recruitment and provision of services
Grievances and Disciplinary Policy: How we deal with issues involving our employees.
Health and Safety Policy: How we ensure that health and safety requirements in relation to our employees and methods of working are met:
Risk Management: How we manage risk and threats to the operation of the Council
Documents Retention Policy: This sets out the documents we hold and how long we keep them for:
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:
- General privacy notice
- General privacy notice, staff and councillors
- Residents Consent Form
- New Data Protection Law
- The role of Data Protection Officers
Travel Expenses Policy: Rates for travel/subsistence for attendance at meetings of outside Bodies
Planning Application Consultation Policy: How we deal with and respond to Consultations by Durham County Council on Planning Applications outside of normal diaried meetings of the Parish Council
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.
Eldon Parish Council Member Roles: See who does what at Eldon Parish Council:
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2015 to 2016
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2017 to 2018
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2019 to 2020
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2020 to 2021
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2022 to 2023
- Eldon Parish Council Member Roles 2023 to 2024
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:
- Budget for 2015 to 2016
- Accounts 2015 to 2016
- Draft Annual Return 2015 to 2016
- Approved Annual Return 2015 to 2016
- Annual Return Explanation of Significant Variances 2015 to 2016
- Income 2015 to 2016
- Expenditure 2015 to 2016
- Annual Accounts and Return 2015 to 2016 Public Inspection Arrangements
Financial Information for 2016 to 2017:
You can see relevant financial information for 2016 to 2017 below:
- Budget 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Parish Council Income 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Parish Council Expenditure 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Parish Council Bank Reconciliation 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Accounting Statement 2016 to 2017 Clerk’s Declaration
- Eldon Annual Return 2016 to 2017
- Eldon Parish Council Explanation of Variances 2016 to 17
- Eldon Parish Council Assets Register 2017
- Eldon Return and Accounts 2016 to 17 Public Inspection Arrangements
- Eldon Annual Return 2016 to 2017 Notice of Completion of Audit
- Eldon Audited Annual Return 2016 to 2017 Sections 1 to 3
- Eldon Annual Return 2016 to 2017 External Auditor Issues Arising Report
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.
- Eldon Budget 2017 to 2018
- Eldon Parish Council Accounts 2017 to 2018
- Eldon Annual Return 2017 to 2018 (compressed may take some time to open)
- Eldon Significant Variances 2017 to 2018 Annual Return
- Eldon Parish Council 2017 to 2018 Bank Reconciliation
- Eldon Accounts and Annual Return 2017 to 2018 Internal Auditor Report
- Eldon Assets 2018
- Annual Return and Accounts 2017 to 2018 Notice of Public Inspection Arrangements
- Annual Return and Accounts 2017 to 2018 Summary of public rights
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:
- Eldon Budget 2018 to 2019
- Eldon Parish Council Accounts 2018 to 2019 Including Bank Reconciliation.
- Eldon Parish Council Annual return explanation of significant variances 2018 to 2019
- Eldon Parish Council Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2018 to 2019
- Eldon Parish Council Assets Register 2019
- Annual Return and Accounts 2018 to 2019 Notice of Public Inspection Arrangements
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:
- Eldon Budget 2019 to 2020
- Eldon Parish Council Annual Accounts 2019 to 2020
- Eldon Parish Council Annual Governance Statement and Accountability Return 2019 to 2020
- Eldon Annual Return 2019 to 2020 Explanation of Variances
- Eldon Parish Council Assets Register 2020
- Annual Return and Accounts 2019 to 2020 Notice of Public Inspection Arrangements
Financial Information for 2020 to 2021:
- Eldon Budget 2020 to 2021
- Eldon Parish Council AGAR and Annual Accounts 2020 to 2021 – for approval by Council on 15th June 2021
- Eldon Parish Council – Annual return explanation of significant variances 2020 to 2021
- Eldon Parish Council Accounts 2020 to 2021 approved 15th June 2021
- Eldon Parish Council Assets Register 2020 to 2021
- Eldon Parish Council Signed Annual Governance and Accountability Return (including exemption certificate) for 2020 to 2021
- Eldon Parish Council AGAR Public Notice Accounts Year Ending 31st March 2021
Financial Information for 2021 to 2022:
- Eldon Parish Council Annual Accounts and AGAR 2021 to 2022 – for approval at Council on 31st May 2022
- Eldon Accounts for 2021 to 2022 including bank reconcilation – Approved 31 May 2022
- Eldon Parish Council Signed Annual Governance and Accountability Return (including Exemption Certificate) for 2021 to 2022
- Eldon Parish Council significant variations 2021 to 2022 AGAR
- ELDON PARISH COUNCIL assets register 2021 to 2022
- Eldon Public Notice Inspection of Accounts Year Ending 31 March 2022
Financial Information for 2022 to 2023:
- ELDON BUDGET 2022 to 2023 (Options and selected Budget/Precept)
- Eldon Parish Council Assets Register 2022 amended
- Eldon Parish Council Accounts and Annual Return 2022 to 2023 (including significant variations) – For approval at Council on 13th June 2023
- Eldon Signed AGAR and Accounts 2022 to 2023 Including Exemption Certificate, Significant Variations and Assets Register
- Eldon Public Notice of Inspection of Accounts Year Ending 31 March 2023
Financial Information for 2023 to 2024:
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