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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2025-2026 Financial year
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2024-2025 Financial Year
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2023-24 Financial Year
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AGAR Section 1 Annual Governance Statements 2023-2024
AGAR Section 2 Accounting Statements 2023-2024
AGAR Internal Audit Report 2023-2024
Year end Bank Reconciliation 2023-2024
Explanation of Variances 2023-2024
Exercise of Public Rights 2023-2024
Conclusion of Audit 2023-2024 Electors Rights
External Audit Report 2023-2024 conclusion of Audit
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2022-23 Financial Year
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Provision of Electors Rights 2022-2023
Conclusion of Audit 2022-2023 including Electors Rights
External Auditors Report for Conclusion of Audit for Wacton PC 2022-2023
Financial Statement April 2022
AGAR Section 1 Annual Governance Statements 2022-23
AGAR Section 2 Accounting Statements 2022-23
Explanation of Variances 2022-23
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2021-22 Financial Year
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Year End 2021-2022 Completed External Audit Accounts
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Unaudited Accounts 2021-2022 Including elector's rights
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Financial Statement March 2022
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2020-21 Financial Year
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Receipts and Payments March 2021
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POLICIES
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General Risk Assessment Policy
Financial Policies
New NPTS Financial Regulations
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Information Policies
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Staff-related Policies
Parish Certificate of liability
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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.