Principles of Public Life
The seven principles of public life apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder. This includes people who are elected or appointed to public office, nationally and locally, and all people appointed to work in local government. For further information on the seven principles and the work of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, visit the Committee’s website and blogsite.
Key Documents
Key local documents for Parish Councillors include –
Supporting Information
Good Councillor Guide – Finance & Transparency
Role of the Chairman of the Council
Committee, Working Group and Representatives 2024/2025
Free on line training
ACAS Web Site (Includes Equality & Diversity Training)
Training & Development Opportunities
All courses provided by NCALC
The list of available courses can be seen here: NCALC training page.
E-Learning courses available can be found here: NCALC E-Learning
New Councillor useful reading can be found here: Good Councillors Guides.
All Training Courses are financed by the Parish Council. Please ask the Parish Clerk to book any for you.
Useful Planning Documents
How to respond to planning applications
You can view all of the Planning Policy documents on the documents/ policies page.
Discussing a motion in a meeting
Council Report TemplateDeclaring an Interest in a meeting
Registering Interest
Download the Registration of interest form Councillors Declaration Form (835 downloads ) and once completed it should be sent to to the Monitoring Officer at
PC Street Doctor Log
Councillors can record any Street Doctor submissions using the link below. Please note, this does not submit a report to Street Doctor, it is purely a recording tool.
Councillor Saturday Surgery Booking
Councillors can use the below link to book on to support the Saturday Surgery Sessions.