Governance

The financial control and governance of The Lee Parish Council are regulated under The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and The Smaller Authorities (Transparency Regulations) England) 2015/494.

Published information regarding the governance of the council and the dates on which policies were last reviewed and adopted includes:

Governance DocumentLast AdoptedAnnual Review
Code of ConductMay 2024yes
Financial RegulationsSeptember 2024yes
Standing OrdersMay 2024yes
Press and Media PolicyMay 2024yes
Risk Assessment (including Allocation of Responsibilities)March 2024yes
Asset RegisterMarch 2025yes
Annual Governance Statements (see Finance)following 2023/24 audityes
Planning Application ProceduresJanuary 2022no
Management of Volunteers on Minor WorksJuly 2021no
Privacy Notice and PolicyJanuary 2021no
Footpath Monitoring GuidanceJuly 2021no
Co-option of CouncillorsJuly 2022no
Regulatory DocumentLast Issued
Parish Council MeetingsJanuary 2018
Transparency Code for Smaller AuthoritiesDecember 2014
Practitioner Guide for Smaller AuthoritiesMarch 2023

The Register of Interests for councillors can be found here.