Governance & Policies

Core Policies

• Standing Orders

  This document details the rules for the Parish Council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings. Based on statutory legalisation.

• Financial Regulations

  This document details the Parish Council's financial regulations. Based on statutory legalisation.

• Councillor Code of Conduct

  This document explains the role and expected conduct of Councillors.

• Risk Management

  These documents identify and manage risks.

• Model Publication Scheme

  Information available from Sutton Courtenay Parish Council under the model publication scheme.

Commitments & Pledges

• Civility and Respect Pledge

  Sutton Courtenay Parish Council has signed this pledge, certificate number 1716. It is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.

• Oxfordshire Councils Charter

  Sutton Courtenay Parish Council has signed the Oxfordshire Councils Charter, with the intention to build better working relationships between the 3 tiers of local government.

General Policies and Publications

• Asset Registers

  Details of the Parish Council's physical assets.

• Complaints Procedure

  Details of the Parish Council's complaints procedure.

• Protocol for Pre-Application Meetings on Developments

  Details of how the Parish Council will meet with developers

• Policies

  All other policies governing the Parish Council can be found here.

Employment Policies

• Employment Policies

  Policies relating to the Parish Council as an employer.

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.