Policies

In this section you will find the council’s policies and procedures as well as the council’s constitutional document; Standing Orders, which governs how council operates and manages its business and finances.

• Complaints Policy
• Data Protection Policy
• Equal Opportunities Policy
• Financial Regulations
• Publication Scheme
• Records Retention Policy
• Safeguarding Policy
• Standing orders

All documents above have been fully adopted at Parish Council meetings and are reviewed at regular intervals as shown in the documents.

Finance

Each year the parish council has to prepare an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). As a local elector, or an interested person you have the right to inspect the AGAR and the accounting records for the financial year. The dates for the exercise of public rights are when these documents can be viewed.

Announcement Public Rights 2024

Finance Committee

  Finance Minutes – 2 May 2024
Finance Agenda -2 May 2024
Finance Minutes – 2 November 2023
Finance Agenda – November 2023

Annual financial documents

Eye Parish Council is required, in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations, to complete an Annual Return setting out Accounting Statements and a Governance Statement for each financial year. After approval at a parish council meeting, the Annual Return is submitted for examination by the Council’s Internal Auditor and an External Auditor.