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This page contains our Policies and Grant application forms.
Policy Documents
- Biodiversity Policy | adopted May 2026
- Budget Proposals 2023/2024
- Code of Conduct | March 2024, adopted May2024.pdf
- Communication-Policy | adopted May 2026
- Complaints Procedure Policy | adopted May 2026
- Civility Respect Pledge 2024 | June 2024
- Digital and Data Policy Adopted October 2025
- Document Retention Policy | reviewed and adopted May 2026
- Equality and Diversity Policy | adopted May 2026
- General Power of Competence | 15 – 05 – 2025
- Grant Awarding Policy | adopted May 2026
- Grant Application Form
- Health and Safety Policy adopted 21 05 2026
- K. Hughes, Certificate in Local Council Administration – 09 – 05 – 2025
- Local Government Association Model Code of Conduct March 2024 adopted 21 05 2026
- Model financial regulations | approved and adopted 20 05 2026
- Model Standing Orders | reviewed and adopted 15 – 05 – 2026
- Notice Advisory Committee 15th August 2024
- Privacy Policy | reviewed and adopted by SPC on 21 May 2026
- Publication Scheme and FOI | adopted May 2026
- Risk Assessment | adopted 20 11 2025
- Risk Assessment Schedule | adopted 11th November 2025
- Risk Management Record | Updated Nov 2020
- Risk Assessment for face to face meetings of the Parish Council
- Roles of Councillors/ Outside Bodies membership/ Committee membership 2021-2022
- Standing Orders | adopted on 22nd February 2024
- Sopley Parish Council Offices & Roles 2024-2025
Effective from 2024 Annual Meeting of the Council 23rd May 2024 - Terms of Reference for a sub-committee | adopted May 2024
- Training and Development Policy | adopted May 2026
- Transparency Code | adopted May 2026
- Vexatious Policy | adopted May 2026