Policy Documents | Chalfont St Peter Parish Council

Policies & Procedures - General

Committee ToR – Comms & PR – August 2023

Committee ToR – Finance & GP – Jul 2024

Code of Conduct – adopted by Main Council Sept 2021 reviewed Jun 23

Communications Strategy and Action Plan – February 2025

NALC_GoodCouncillorsGuide_2024

Management of Records (Data and Record Retention Policy)

Parish Council Casual Vacancy Procedure – July 2020

CIL_Charging_Schedules_CSB – 7th Jan2020 (applied as of Feb 2023)

CIL – IFS_2020.21_-_accessible – Apr 20- Mar 21

Fire Risk Policy

Policies & Procedures - Community Engagement

GDPR – Privacy Notice – Reviewed March 2021

Complaints Procedure – updated 2020

CSP Volunteering Policy -Sept 2022

Data Protection Request for Information Form

FOIA – Freedom of Information Act

Policies & Procedures - Corporate Governance

Standing Orders – approved by Main Council Feb 2023

Financial Risk Assessment

Financial Regulations – reviewed and updated by Fin and GP Committee July 2022

Adopted Code of Conduct – September 2021

Open Spaces Risk Assessment

Complaints - Staff & Councillors

The Parish Council are committed to promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct amongst its staff and members. The Council has adopted the Code of Conduct, setting out the conduct we expect of our members as they carry out their role and the have pledged to support the NALC Civility & Respect project, by not tolerating bad behavior, intimidation and bullying in the workplace.

COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS STAFF MEMBERS (CLERK, ASSISTANT CLERK, PROJECTS & PLANNING OFFICER, HAYWARDENS)

Complaints Procedure – updated 2020

COMPLAINTS WITH REGARDS COUNCILLORS

These complaints are dealt with by the independent Monitoring Officer at Buckinghamshire Council. The online portal to log a complaint can be found here –

https://account.buckscc.gov.uk/service/Complaint_about_a_Councillor

Policies & Procedures - Employers

Grievance Policy

Disciplinary Rules & Policy

Whistle Blowing Policy

H&S Policy

Electronic information & Communications Systems Policy

Anti-harassment & Bullying Policy

Local Government Act and Code

Local Government Act 1972

A legal act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales.

Local Government Transparency Code 2015

The local Government transparency code is issued to meet the government’s desire to place more power into residents hands to increase democratic accountability. It will make it easier for local people to contribute to the local decision making process and help shape public services.

Model Publication Scheme

The model publication scheme is a short document setting out your high-level commitment to proactively publish information. It is suitable for all sectors and consists of seven commitments and seven classes of information. The model publication scheme commits you to publish certain classes of information.