DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS
Hovingham and Sheriff Hutton Division of North Yorkshire County Council
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
Eric Hope represents the Sheriff Hutton Ward of Ryedale District Council
Caroline Goodrick represents the Ryedale South West Ward of Ryedale District Council.
cllr.caroline.goodrick@ryedale.gov.uk
Other Useful Contacts
Ryedale District Council
Ryedale House
Malton
North Yorkshire
YO17 7HH
Tel: 01653 600666
Fax: 01653 696801
Email: info@ryedale.gov.uk
North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 8AD
Tel: 0845 8 72 73 74
Fax: 01609 532009
Email: customer.services@northyorks.gov.uk
Highways – to let N.Y.C.C. know there is a problem on the highway, please contact them as shown above.
Good Councillors Guide – The 3rd edition was released 18 March 2011. An electronic copy is available free of charge from the Parish Clerk
Code of Conduct
The Localism Act 2011 introduced a new ethical framework with effect from 01 July 2012 and the Parish Council adopted the NALC template Code of Conduct 2012. An electronic copy is available free of charge from the Parish Clerk
Annual Reviews
At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council, each year, the following topics are reviewed, which are listed along with some current information:
Accounts – The accounts for the year ending 31 March 2012 were approved.
Audits – The External Audit is conducted by Littlejohn LLP on behalf of the Audit Commission. The Internal Audit is appointed by the Parish Council.
Salaries – The Parish Clerk is the only employee of the Parish Council and her salary is subject to HMRC regulations.
Training – The Parish Council review training needs regularly and has an adopted Statement of Intent F&TLCPCTrainingStatementofIntent.
Insurance – The Parish Council is insured using the Aon/Allianz Local Councils Insurance Scheme.
Assets – An Asset Register is prepared based on a model provided by the Yorkshire Local Councils Association (YLCA) AssetRegisterF&TLCPC
Financial Regulations – The Parish Council used the YLCA model, which was adopted at the meeting on 06 April 2011. An electronic copy is available free of charge from the Parish Council CiLCAFinanceRegs
Standing Orders – The Parish Council used the YLCA model, which was adopted at the meeting on 06 April 2011. An electronic copy is available by clicking on this link – STOF&TLCPC
Complaints Policy – The Parish Council used the YLCA model, which was adopted at the meeting on 11 May 2011. An electronic copy is available by clicking on this link ComplaintsProcedure
Grants Awarding Policy – The Parish Council used the YLCA model, which was adopted at the meeting on 11 May 2011. An electronic copy is available free of charge from the Parish Council GrantAwardingApplicForm
Risk Management – A policy and risk assessments, based on a model provided by YLCA was adopted at the meeting on 06 July 2011. RiskManagementF&TLCPC
Freedom Of Information (FOI) – The Parish Clerk is currently updating the Information Available List using a model provided by the ICO. FOIAug11
Quality Parish Council Scheme – is currently under review by the National Association of Local Councils.
Banking – The Parish Council has a National Savings Account and a Business Current Account with HSBC.