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Bideford Town Council - Model Publication Scheme

This is a list of the information that is required to be published under the scheme.There are various ways in which the information can be obtained either as hard copy - which means we are required to provide the information as a printed document on request - through our website - or allow the public to inspect documents at our offices.

Class1 - Who we are and what we do

(Organisational information, structures, locations and contacts)


Who’s who on the Council and its Committees - Hard copy/website)

Contact details for Town Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) - Hard copy/website

Location of main Council office and accessibility details - Website    
Staffing Structure - Hard copy/website    

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)


Current and previous financial year as a minimum    

Annual return form and report by auditor - Hard copy/website    
Finalised budget - Hard copy/website    
Precept - Hard copy/website    
Borrowing Approval Letter - Hard copy    
Financial Standing Orders and Regulations - Hard copy/website    
Grants given and received - Hard copy/website    
List of current contracts awarded and value of contract - Hard copy    
Members’ allowances and expenses - Hard copy/website    

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

(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)


Report to Annual Parish Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) - Hard copy/website    
Quality status - Hard copy/website    


Bideford Town Guide

The new Town Guide can be downloaded from here as 4 separate pdfs.

Download pages 1 - 12 here
Download pages 13 - 24 here
Download pages 25 - 43 here
Download pages 44 - 48 here

Town Council NewsletterDownload the latest edition of the Town Council Newsletter - Hard copies can also be obtained from the library or the Town Hall or you can view an online version by following the link below. Also distributed through local newspapers

Download the latest newsletter

Quality Parish Council Logo

The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme was launched in 2003 following the Government's Rural White Paper, 2000. The aim of the Scheme is to provide benchmark minimum standards for parish and town councils. The Scheme is supported by six National Stakeholders, the Commission for Rural Communities, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Local Government Association, the National Association of Local Councils and the Society of Local Council Clerks. Open a copy of the new guidance here...