Governance and Policies

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are the written rules of the Council. They regulate the proceedings of meetings and confirm internal organisational and administrative arrangements.

The current version of the Council’s Standing Orders were agreed on 17 July 2025.

Financial Regulations

Financial Regulations govern the conduct of financial management by the Council.

The current version of the Council’s Financial Regulations were agreed on 11 September 2025.

Dates of meetings

All meetings are held in the Church Room, Potten End, starting at 7.30pm. Meetings are generally scheduled on the third Thursday of each month other than in August (when there is no meeting) and December (when the meeting may be held on the second Thursday).

Members of the public are always welcome to attend and to raise issues of concern.

The current schedule of meetings can be downloaded from this website.

Policies

PolicyDate adoptedMinute
Child protection policy19 June 202525/074
Code of conduct18 May 202323/066
Complaints procedure16 October 202525/126.b.i
Delegation arrangements15 May 202525/063
Document retention19 June 202525/074
Freedom of Information Publication Scheme15 May 202525/063
General privacy policy15 May 202525/063
Grant awarding policy20 June 202424/081
Health and Safety17 July 202525/092
Investment policy20 June 202424/081
IT Policy16 October 202525/126.b.ii
Privacy policy for staff, councillors and role holders15 May 202525/063
Reserve Policy20 June 202424/081
Social media policy19 June 202525/074