Councils in England with an Annual Turnover Not Exceeding £25,000
The Smaller Authorities (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015 provide that parish and town councils in England whose annual turnover does not exceed £35,000 must publish the information specified inthe Code in the manner and form and on the occasions specified in the Code. (The Code is the Transparency Code for smaller authorities published by DCLG in December 2014)
From April 2015 these smaller councils should publish:
- minutes of formal meetings (full council and committee), no later than one month after the meeting.
- full and informative agendas not later than three clear days before the meeting to which they relate.
By 1 July 2015, and annually thereafter (all these items will be found on this page):
- details of every item of spending of £100 or more. Provided monthly under Orders for Payment on Agenda and in Minutes.
- end of year accounts and the annual governance statement as per the Annual Return.
- bank reconciliation statements. Provided monthly on Agenda and in Minutes.
- the internal audit report as per the Annual Return.
- names of councillors, their responsibilities, and which committees and outside bodies they are put onto by your council
- list of assets (asset register)