Parish Council Policies
Parish Councils were established as the first tier of local government in 1894 to take over local oversight of civic duties in rural towns and villages. Caversfield Parish Council discharges its duties and powers within the law and according to its governance policies. These policies are reviewed regularly.
The rules governing the behaviour of Parish Councillors are set out in the Code of Conduct produced by Cherwell District Council and adopted by the Parish in June 2012. Parish Councillors work to rules on how business is conducted, as set out in the Standing Orders and the Financial Regulations.
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Standing Orders
Standing Orders Adopted on 21 November 2018
Financial Regulations
Financial Regulations Adopted on 20 March 2019
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct (June 12)
Register of Members’ Interests Forms are available on Cherwell’s Parish Site
Communication Policy
Communication Policy (updated and re-adopted 18 July 2018)
Complaints Procedure
Complaints procedure
Compliments and Complaints Form
Complaints Form
Data Protection Policy
Data Protection policy (adopted 21 November 2018)
Document Retention and Disposal Policy and Procedure
Document retention policy (adopted 21 March 2018)
Equality and Diversity Policy
Equality and Diversity policy (adopted 19 July 2017)
Financial Reserves Policy
Reserves Policy (adopted 15 May 2019)
Freedom of Information Introduction and Publication Scheme
Freedom of Information Introduction and Publication Scheme (revised and re-adopted 20 March 2019)
Gifts and Hospitality Policy
Gifts and Hospitality Policy and Councillor Notification Form (adopted 20 March 2019)
Grants Policy and Application Form
Grants Policy and Application Form (adopted 16 November 2018) The application is available as a Word document from the Clerk
Internal Financial Control Policy (adopted 16 March 2016)
Internal Financial Controls (adopted May 19)
Member : Officer Protocol
Member : Officer Protocol (adopted 21 March 2018)
Planning protocol on pre-application meetings
Protocol on pre-application meetings for major developments
Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice (adopted 21 March 2018)
Recording of Meetings Policy
Recording of Meetings Policy (adopted 18 July 2018)
Risk Assessment Policy 2019/20
Council Risk Assessment 19/20 (adopted 15 May 2019)
Social Media and Electronic Communication Policy
Social Media Policy (adopted 20 March 2019)
Staffing Committee
Terms of reference for the staffing committee (adopted 19 July 2017)
Staff: Appraisal Policy (adopted 15 November 2017)
Appraisal Policy
Staff: Dignity at Work Policy
Dignity at Work Policy / Anti-Bullying (adopted 20 March 2019)
Staff: Grievance Policy
Grievance Policy (adopted 21 March 2018)
Staff Recruitment Policy (adopted 15 November 2017)
Recruitment Policy
Training and Development Policy (adopted 15 November 2017)
Training and Development Policy
Vacancy Procedure for Councillors (adopted 16 September 2015)
Vacancy Procedure
Website Policy (adopted 15 November 2017)
Website Policy