The Parish Council maintains a set of policies and procedures to help carry its duties out effectively and to comply with regulations. These documents are reviewed and updated where required. These are all available here in PDF format unless otherwise noted..
DOCUMENTS
FINANCES
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. The Precept for 2025 - 2026 has been set at £. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor.​
The Section 137 limit for 2025-2026 will be £11.10 from 1st April 2025. This figure is calculated in accordance with Schedule 12B of the Local Government Act 1972. S137 allows a local council to incur expenditure which benefits their community where there is otherwise no Power to do so. The annual maximum that can be spent is £11.10 multiplied by the number of electors.
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2025-2026 Financial Year
Budget document for precept setting 2025-2026
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2024-2025 Financial Year
Budget document for precept setting 2024-2025
End of Year Accounts for Community and Business Premium Accounts
Summary of Receipts and Payments for Community Account
Summary of Receipts and Payments for Business Premium Account
Summary of Community Car Scheme receipts and payments
AGAR'S Certificate of Exemption
Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Confirmation of the Dates of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
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2023-2024 Financial Year
Confirmation of the Dates of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
End of Year Accounts for Community and Business Premium Accounts
Summary of Receipts and Payments for Community Account
Summary of Receipts and Payments for Business Premium Account
Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Budget document for precept setting 2024-2025
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​2022-23 Financial Year
Confirmation of the Dates of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
Precept Document
End of Year Accounts for Community and Business Premium Accounts.
Summary of Receipts & Payments for Community Account
Summary of Receipts & Payments for Business Premium Account
Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Explanation of Variances of the AGAR
AGAR's Certificate of Exemption
Internal Auditor's Report
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2021-22 Financial Year
Confirmation of the Dates of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
End of Year Accounts for Business Premium account
Summary of Receipts & Payments for Business Premium account
End of Year Accounts for Community account
Summary of Receipts & Payments for Community account
AGAR
Explanation of Variances of AGAR
Certificate of Exemption
Internal Auditor's Report
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2020-21 Financial Year
Confirmation of the Dates of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
Receipts and Payments Summary Sheet
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2019-20 Financial Year
Elsing P C AGAR
AGAR Certificate of Exemption
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2018-19 Financial Year
Elsing P C AGAR
AGAR Variances
AGAR Certificate of Exemption
POLICIES
Elsing P C Code of Conduct
Elsing P C Financial Regulations
Elsing P C Standing Orders
Elsing P C Tree Policy
Elsing P C Equality and Diversity Policy
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OTHER DOCUMENTS
Elsing P C Jumps Risk Assessment
Elsing Parish Council Uncontested Election Results for May 4th 2023. Document attached here.
Elsing P C meeting dates for 2024
Elsing P C Asset Register
Elsing P C Co-option Eligibility Form
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DATA PROTECTION
Keeping the Public's data safe and increasing transparency are important to the Parish Council. The Privacy Notice explains how the Parish Council uses the Public's Personal information and how the Public can exercise its Privacy Rights.
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Elsing P C Data Protection Policy
Elsing P C Data Protection Privacy Notice
Elsing P C Information Audit
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The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, Breckland District Council, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.