The Parish Council maintains a set of policies and procedures to help carry its duties out effectively and to comply with regulations. These documents are reviewed and updated where required. Note that Hempton Parish Council and Pudding Norton and Testerton Parish Council merged in May 2023 to form Hempton and Pudding Norton Parish Council. Financial Documents for 2021-22 and 2022-23 are available for both councils here, but only for the new council for 2023-24. Policy documents are being updated to reflect the change but some older documents may still refer to one or other council. All documents are in PDF format unless stated.
DOCUMENTS
FINANCES
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.
All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
2023-24 Financial Year
Pudding Norton & Testerton
2022-23 Financial Year - HPC
AGAR Section 3 - External Audit
AGAR Internal Auditor's Report
Bank Reconciliation (XLS)
Explanation of Variances (XLS)
Asset Register (XLS)
Notice of Electors' Rights (DOC)
2022-23 Financial Year - PNPC
List of Payments over £100 (XLS)
Notice of Public Rights (DOCX)
Asset Register (XLS)
2021-22 Financial Year - HPC
AGAR Internal Auditor's Report
2021-22 Financial Year - PNPC
Asset Register (XLS)
2020-21 Financial Year - HPC
AGAR Internal Auditor's Report
2020-21 Financial Year - PNPC
The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, North Norfolk District Council, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.