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.
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. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.
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All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
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2024-2025 Financial year
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Parish Council Precept request 2024-2025
Parish council Budget 2024-2025
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Financial Reports 2024-2025
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March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024
November 2024
October 2024
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2023-24 Financial Year
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Year end 2023-2024
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Conclusion of audit Electors Rights
PKF Littlejohn External auditors report 2023-2024
Internal Audit report
Section 1 AGAR Annual Governance Statements 2023-202
Section 2 AGAR Accounting Statements 2023-2024
AGAR Internal Audit Report 2023-2024
Provision of exercise of Electors rights 2023-2024
Bank Reconciliation year end 2023-2024
Explanation of Variances 2023-2024
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Financial Reports 2023-2024
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2022-23 Financial Year
Notice of Completion of Audit 2022-2023 Electors Rights
AGAR section 3 Completion of External Audit and Certificate 2022-2023
AGAR 2022-23 Section 2 Restated
Notice of Exercise of Public Rights
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2021-22 Financial Year
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Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Public Rights
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2020-21 Financial Year
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POLICIES
Finance
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Clerk and Councillors Expenses Policy
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Governance
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Declaration of Acceptance of Office
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Bullying and Harassment Policy
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Data
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Historic Documents
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Hapton Meadow old Chapel land Registry map
Hapton Meadow old Chapel Restrictive Covenants 1
Hapton Meadow old Chapel Restrictive Covenants 2
Hapton Meadow byelaws made on 5.5.10
Plan 1 of 2 relating to Deed of Gift 1989
Plan 2 of 2 relating to Deed of Gift 1989
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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, South Norfolk 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.