FRAUD
The code requires that local authorities publish the following information about their counter fraud work:
- Number of occasions they use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud
- Total number (absolute and full time equivalent) of professionally accredited counter fraud specialists
- Total amount spent by the authority on the investigation and prosecution of fraud
- Total number of fraud cases investigated
Barnstaple Town Council has no staff members undertaking fraud investigation work and therefore has no information to publish.
GRANTS TO VOLUNTARY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ORGANISATIONS (ANNUALLY)
Our grants and awards information can all be found on the Grants and Awards Page
Details of the grants awarded can be found in the Town Council Annual Reports.
LOCAL AUTHORITY LAND (ANNUALLY)
Details all land and building assets held by Barnstaple Town Council.
PARKING ACCOUNT
Barnstaple Town Council does not operate car parks nor manage parking spaces and therefore has nothing to publish.
PARKING SPACES (ANNUALLY)
Barnstaple Town Council does not operate car parks nor manage parking spaces and therefore has nothing to publish.
CONSTITUTION
Local authorities are already required to make their constitution documents available for inspection at their offices under section 9P of the Local Government Act 2000. Local authorities must also, under the Code, publish their constitution on their website.
Barnstaple Town Council’s constitution is made up of the Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Internal Financial Controls, and Code of Conduct, which can be found by clicking on the links below.
Town Council Policy Page
EXPENDITURE EXCEEDING £500 & PROCUREMENT INFORMATION (QUARTERLY)
The Code requires local authorities in England to publish the following:
Expenditure over £500
Details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value that exceeds £5,000.
ORGANISATIONAL CHART (ANNUALLY)
Staff Organisational Chart
SENIOR SALARIES (ANNUALLY)
Local authorities are required to publish, under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the following information with regard to senior salaries:
- The number of employees whose remuneration in that year was at least £50,000 in brackets of £5,000
- Details of remuneration and job title of certain senior employees whose salary is at least £50,000
- Employees whose salaries are £150,000 or more must also be identified by name.
In addition to this requirement, local authorities must place a link on their website to these published data or place the data itself on their website, together with a list of responsibilities (for example, the services and functions they are responsible for, budget held and number of staff) and details of bonuses and ‘benefits-in-kind’, for all employees whose salary exceeds £50,000.
Currently, Barnstaple Town Council has one post where remuneration is £50,000 or greater and that is the post of the Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer which sits within the bracket of £65,000 to £70,000.
The Council has no employees whose salaries are over £150,000 per annum.