Governance & Policies

General Policies and Publications

• Asset Register

  Details of the council's owned assets.

• Councillor Code of Conduct

  This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.

• Risk Assessments

  These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

• Publication Scheme

  Detailing information that is easily accessible to the public ensuring transparency.

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.

• Document Retention

  Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

• IT Policy

  Policy detailing how Eltisley Parish Council manages its use of information technology, in line with the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities (2015) and the 2025 edition of the Practitioners’ Guide.

• Data Protection Policy

  Outlines how the Council handles personal data

Statutory Documents

• Standing Orders

  Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.

• Financial Regulations

  How the council manages its financial affairs and accounting procedures

Commitments & Pledges

• Civility and Respect Pledge

  This details whether the council has signed the Civility and Respect pledge. This is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.

• Declaration of Climate Emergency

  Documents relating to whether the council has declared a climate emergency.