Seaton Town Council

Freedom of Information

Please click HERE to print the Council's Publication Scheme which will tell you how you can obtain copies of documents held by the Council. As Required under Freedom of Information Act 2000 s19(1) and 20. 

Information available from Seaton Town Council
under the model publication scheme

(As adopted by Seaton Town Council on 17th November 2008
under minute no 496/08 )

(Freedom of Information Act 2000 s19{1} and 20)

Information to be published

How the information can be obtained?

Cost

(website http://www.seaton.gov.uk/ is free!)

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)

This will be current information only

hard copy and/or website

 

10p per A4 sheet

o       Who’s who on the Council and its Committees

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

o       Contact details for Town Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used))

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

o       Location of main Council office and accessibility details

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

o       Staffing structure

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

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)

 

 

Annual return form and report by auditor

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Finalised budget

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Precept

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Financial Standing Orders and Regulations

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Grants given and received

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

List of current contracts awarded and value of contract

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Members’ allowances and expenses

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing

 

 

Annual Report to Town Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum)

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Quality status

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

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 Town meetings)

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Agendas of meetings (as above)

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Reports presented to council meetings - nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting.

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Responses to consultation papers

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Responses to planning applications

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

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

Delegated authority in respect of officers

Code of Conduct & Policy statements

hard copy

hard copy

hard copy and/or website

hard copy

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet 10p per A4 sheet

10p per A4 sheet

10p per A4 sheet 10p per A4 sheet

 

  

Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff:

o       Internal policies relating to the delivery of services

o       Equality and diversity policy

o       Health and safety policy

o        Recruitment policies (including current vacancies)

o       Policies and procedures for handling requests for information

o       Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme)

 

 

hard copy and/or website

hard copy and/or website

hard copy and/or website

hard copy and/or website

hard copy and/or website

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Information security policy

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive)

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Data protection policies

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Schedule of charges for the publication of information

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

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)

hard copy and/or website

10p per A4 sheet

Disclosure log (indicating the information that has been provided in response to requests; recommended as good practice, but may not be held by Town Councils)

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Register of members’ interests

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Register of gifts and hospitality

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

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

(hard copy or website; some information may only be available by inspection)

 

o       Allotments

hard copy

 

o       Tourism Information Centre

hard copy

 

o       Parks & Gardens, playing fields and recreational facilities

hard copy

 

o       Seating, litter bins, and lighting

hard copy

 

o       Agency agreements

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

o       A summary of services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees (e.g. footpaths fees)

hard copy

10p per A4 sheet

Additional Information

This will provide Councils with the opportunity to publish information that is not itemised in the lists above

 

 

Contact details:

Town Clerk, Seaton Town Council,
Council Offices, Town Hall, Fore Street, SEATON, Devon EX12 2LD
Phone: 01297 21388
Fax: 01297 625746
Email: townclerk@Seaton.gov.uk

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

This describes how the charges have been arrived at and should be published as part of the guide.

TYPE OF CHARGE

DESCRIPTION

BASIS OF CHARGE

Disbursement cost

Photocopying @10p per sheet (black & white)

Actual Cost of Paper+Machine Rental+Time.

 

Photocopying @ £1 per sheet (colour)

Actual Cost of Paper+Machine Rental+Time.

 

Postage

Actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class

Statutory Fee

 

In accordance with the relevant legislation (quote the actual statute)

Other

 

 

* the actual cost incurred by the Council