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.
All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
2024-2025 Financial Year
2023-24 Financial Year
2022-23 Financial Year
Electors rights
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
2021-22 Financial Year
Year End 2021-2022 Completed External Audit Accounts
Unaudited Accounts 2021-2022 Including elector's rights
Financial Statement March 2022
2020-21 Financial Year
Receipts and Payments March 2021
POLICIES
General Risk Assessment Policy
Financial Policies
Information Policies
Staff-related Policies
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.