Publication Scheme

Publication Scheme

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Publication Scheme

Approved 04/03/2026

Information available from Seascale Parish Council under the Model Publication Scheme

Information to be published How the information can be obtained
Class1 – Who we are and what we do
(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)
Who’s who on the Council and its Committees
Via our website
Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) Via our website
Location of main Council office and accessibility details N/A
Staffing structure Via our website
Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it
(Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit)
Current and previous financial year as a minimum
Annual return form and report by auditor
Via our website
Finalised budget Via our website
Precept Via our website
Borrowing Approval letter N/A
Financial Standing Orders and Regulations and Standing Orders Via our website
Grants given and received Via our website
List of current contracts awarded and value of contract Via our website
Members’ allowances and expenses Via our website
List of payments over £100 Via our website
Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing
(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)
Parish Plan (current and previous year as a minimum)
N/A
Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) Via our website
Quality status N/A
Local charters drawn up in accordance with DCLG guidelines N/A
Class 4 – How we make decisions
(Decision making processes and records of decisions)
Current and previous council year as a minimum
Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings)
Via our website
Agendas of meetings (as above) Via our website
Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. Via our website
Reports presented to council meetings – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. Via our website
Responses to consultation papers Hard copy
Responses to planning applications Via Cumberland Council website
Bye-laws Hard copy
Class 5 – Our policies and procedures
(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities) Current information only
Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business:
Procedural standing orders
Committee and sub-committee terms of reference
Code of Conduct
Policy statements
All via our website
Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff: Hard copy
Internal policies relating to the delivery of services Hard copy
Equality and diversity policy Via our website
Health and safety policy Via our website
Recruitment policies (including current vacancies) Via our website
Policies and procedures for handling requests for information Via our website
Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme) Via our website
Information security policy Via our website
Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) Via our website
Data protection policies Via our website
Schedule of charges for the publication of information Via our website
Class 6 – Lists and Registers
Currently maintained lists and registers only
(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)
Any publicly available register or list (if any are held this should be publicised; in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice)
N/A
Assets Register Via our website
Disclosure log (indicating the information that has been provided in response to requests; recommended as good practice, but may not be held by parish councils) N/A
Register of members’ interests Via our website
Register of gifts and hospitality Via our website
Class 7 – The services we offer
(Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public and businesses) Current information only
Allotment Rules
N/A
Burial grounds and closed churchyards N/A
Parks, playing fields and recreational facilities Hard Copy
Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting Hard Copy
Bus shelters N/A
Markets N/A
Public conveniences Hard Copy

Contact details:

The Clerk
Seascale Parish Council
C/O Seascale Library Link
Gosforth Road
Seascale
CA20 1PN

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

Where copies of information already provided electronically, or already available on a public website are requested in hard copy, the following charges will apply.

TYPE OF CHARGE DESCRIPTION BASIS OF CHARGE
Disbursement cost Photocopying @20p per sheet (black & white) Actual cost
Photocopying @ 35p per sheet (colour) Actual cost
Postage Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class
Administration Time £25 per hour ICO set rate.

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