PARISH INFORMATION - MODEL PUBLICATION SCHEME
It is a duty for parishes, under the Freedom of Information Act, to publish information to the public. This Parish Council adopted the Model Publication Scheme at it's meeting held on 9th December 2008.

We are committed to making information available to the public as part of our normal business activities. The information covered is included in the classes of information mentioned below, where this information is held by us.

Our scheme for publishing information (either in print or on the web) commits us:

To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information, including environmental information, which is held by the authority and falls within the classifications below.
To specify the information which is held by the authority and falls within the classifications below.
To proactively publish or otherwise make available as a matter of routine, information in line with the statements contained within this scheme.
To produce and publish the methods by which the specific information is made routinely available so that it can be easily identified and accessed by members of the public.
To review and update on a regular basis the information the authority makes available under this scheme.
To produce a schedule of any fees charged for access to information which is made proactively available.
To make this publication scheme available to the public

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2009 the scheme specifies the classes of information as detailed below. Excluded throughout the scheme is general correspondence sent or received by councils and all information relating to private individuals by virtue of it being personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998.

The information contained in each class is either available for inspection by contacting the Clerk on 01664 424454 to arrange an appointment, or the local authority as indicated. Any requests for information will be responded to within 20 days.

Class 1: Council internal practice and procedure
Minutes of council meetings limited to the last two years
Procedural standing orders (under review and currently not available)
Councils Annual report to the Parish Meeting

Class 2: Code of Conduct
Members Declarations of Acceptance of Office
Members Registers of Interests - contact Charnwood Borough Council
Register of Members interest book

Class 3: Periodic Electoral Review
Information relating to the last Periodic Electoral Review of the Council Area
Information relating to the latest boundary review of the Council Area - for all of above, see Charnwood Borough Council

Class 4: Employment Practice and Procedure
Terms and Conditions of employment of part-time clerk

Class 5: Planning Documents
Responses to planning applications - available on Charnwood Borough Councils website

Class 6: Audit and Accounts
Annual Return Form limited to the last financial year
Annual statutory report by Auditor (internal and external) -limited to last financial year.
Receipt/Payment book, Bank statements of account limited to last financial year
Precept Request limited to last financial year
VAT records
Financial Standing Orders and Regulations (under review and currently not available)

The classes of information will not generally include:

Information the disclosure of which is prevented by law, or exempt under the Freedom of Information Act, or is otherwise properly considered to be protected from disclosure.
Information in draft form.
Information that is no longer readily available as it is contained in files that have been placed in archive storage, or is difficult to access for similar reasons.
All commercially sensitive information eg quotations and tenders, loan documentation and insurance policies.