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.
​Approved Budget
For year ending March 31st 2026
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2024-25 Financial Year
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Financial Reports 2024-2025
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2023-24 Financial Year
AGAR Section 1 Annual Governance statements
AGAR Section 2 Accounting Statements
Explanation of variances 2023-24
Year end bank Reconciliation 2023-24
Provision of Electors Rights 2023-24
External Auditors report and Certificate section3
​Conclusion of Audit 2023-24
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2022-23 Financial Year
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Electors' Rights
AGAR - Section 1 (Governance Statements)
AGAR - Section 2 (Accounting Statements)
AGAR - Section 3 (External Audit)
Community Infrastructure Levy Report
Provision of electors Rights 2022-2023
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2021-22 Financial Year
AGAR - Section 1 (Governance Statements)
AGAR - Section 2 (Accounting Statements)
AGAR - Section 3 (Exemption Notice)
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POLICIES
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Cover Policies policy
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New NPTS Financial Regulations
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Annual Review of the Effectiveness of Internal Control
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Considerations for Planning Applications
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Financial Risk assessment Policy
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Clerk and Councillors' Expenses Policy
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Training and Development Policy
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Bullying and Harassment Policy
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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.