Councils with a budgeted income of less than £25,000
Must follow the Transparency code for smaller authorities
The Transparency Code requires that smaller parish councils publish certain information on a website which is publicly accessible and free of charge. Parish meetings are not subject to the code.
The information that should be published is as follows:
- Minutes, Agendas & Papers of Formal Meetings
- Items of Expenditure over £100
- End of Year Accounts
- Annual Governance Statement
- Internal Auditor’s Report
- List of Councillor Responsibilities
- Location of Public Land & Building Assets
Councils with a budgeted income of more than £200,000
Must follow the 2015 Local Government Transparancy Code
The information that should be published is as follows:
- Items of Expenditure over £500
- Procurement Information
- Location of Public Land & Building Assets
- Grant infromation
- Organisation chart
- Parking information
- Pay multiple
Councils with a budgeted income of more than £25,000 but less than £200,000
There is a gap between small Councils with budgets of less than £25K and the larger Councils with budgets of over £200K - currently there is no legislation addressing this section so they do not have to comply with any guidance.
As a matter of good practice, we recommend that all councils in this middle band adopt the requirements of the smaller councils. Those councils nearer the £200K level should also look at the requirements for the the transparancy code covering the larger Councils and implement those requirements.
