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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Finances 2023-24
AGAR 2023/24 - Certificate of Exemption
AGAR 2023/24 - Section 1 Annual Governance Statement
AGAR 2023/24 - Section 2 Accounting Statements
2023/24 Explanation of Variances
Notice of Public Rights 2023/24
Annual Internal Audit Report 2023/24
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Finances 2022-23
AGAR 2022/23 - Section 1 & 2 Annual Governance & Accounting statements
2022/23 Explanation of Variances
Notice of Public Rights 2022/23
Annual Internal Audit Report 2022/23
AGAR 2022/23 - Section 3 External Auditors Report & Certificate
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Finances 2021-22
AGAR 2021-22- Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement
AGAR 2021-22 - Section 2 - Accounting Statements
AGAR 2021-22 - Section 3 - External Audit Report and Certificate
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2021-22
2021-21 Beetley Internal Audit
2021-22 Notice of Public Rights
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Finances 2020-21
External Audit Report and Certificate 2020/2021
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2020-21
2020-21 Beetley Internal Audit
20-21, Notice of Public Rights
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Finances 2019-20
2019-20 Financial Year, AGAR & Receipts & Payments
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POLICIES
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Data Protection Committee Terms of Reference
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Risk Assessment and Management
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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, Breckland 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.