What can we do for you?

The Parish Council offers numerous services to our parishioners, some of which are detailed here. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

The Parish Centre

Come and visit us in the Parish Centre. The office is open from Monday to Friday 9am-1pm. Throughout the week the centre is a hive of activity; try Karate, Western Dance, Weightwatchers, Toddler Group, Yoga, Evergreens, Fitness Classes. Support the charity book sales, or visit the Commbus desk. Join the Travel Club. Book your child's party, a wedding reception, Christening party. Hold a meeting, an exhibition, a class, a conference or a sale. The list is endless. See below for fees and charges.

Publication Sales

"History" book
Price £1
Obtainable from Parish Office

"Walk Leaflet" new issue supplied by Leicestershire County Council
Obtainable from Parish Office Free of charge

Photocopying

Photocopy up to 50 copies @ 6p each more than 50 @5p each
Colour copying @40p per copy
(in all cases add 2p per sheet for A3 size or card or for special papers)

Fax Service

Transmission in UK 50p per sheet
Europe £1 per sheet
Other countries by arrangement with Parish Office
Reception 25p per sheet (forwarding not undertaken)

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000

The Freedom of Information Act gives you access to a wide range of information which the Parish Council has either produced or holds in the records held in the Parish Office. This page gives some details of the kind of information available. Other information may be made available on request to the Clerk to the Council acting in his official capacity as the Councils Proper Officer. He also has the right to with hold any information which he considers not to be in the public interest. The Parish Council is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and is obliged to comply with the conditions laid down by Parliament.

Council Code of Conduct and Practice & Procedures

Members Declarations of Acceptance of Office and the Register of Members Interests which are a statutory requirement before a Councillor can take office are available for inspection at either the Parish Office or at the Blaby District Council Offices, Narborough, during office hours.
The Minutes of the Parish Council Meetings can be obtained at the Parish Office and are available at each meeting for members of the public. Minutes of previous meetings and the Agenda for the forthcoming meeting are available on this website, see Meetings Calendar and Minutes Archive. Documents relating to Council business, including agendas, reports from Working Groups and Officers and Standing Orders can also be viewed at the Parish Council Office during office hours.

Agendas for forthcoming meetings are also displayed on the Parish Council Noticeboards, situated throughout the Parish

Employment Practice and Procedures

Details of the Parish Councils staffing structure can be obtained from the Clerk to the Council at the Parish Office. Job descriptions and conditions of employment can also be obtained from the Clerk during office hours.

Audit of Accounts and Financial Regulations

The Council as part of its "Quality Council" status must comply with a set of Financial Regulations which it has approved and its Annual Accounts must be audited and be made available to all electors of the parish. The following information is therefore available for inspection at the Parish Office. The Clerk will advise on which items can be photocopied and provided to the public.
Details of:-

Annual Returns
Day to day Management Accounts
Bank Statements
Councils Budgets and Precept applications
Councils Financial Regulations
Councils Standing Orders
VAT Records
Loan Sanction Approvals
H & S Inspection Records
Risk Assessments

Details are also available of the day to day financial transactions which have been approved by the Council for payment including receipts and payments.

The Parish Council is unable to release to the public any information which it thinks is commercially sensitive, such items as quotations for goods and services and tenders for work to be undertaken. The decision on this matter rests with the Clerk to the Council.l