Governance, Policies, and Transparency

General Policies and Publications

• Asset Register

  Details of the council's owned assets.

• Councillor Code of Conduct

  This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.

• General Policies and Regulations

  Itchen Valley's Policies and Publications grouped together.

• Risk Registers

  These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.

Data Policies

• Accessibility Statement

  A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility to which the website aims to conform.

• Privacy Policy

  A privacy policy is a statement or legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data.

• Document Retention

  Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.

• IT Policy

  Policy detailing guidelines and responsibilities for the appropriate use of IT resources

Statutory Documents

• Standing Orders

  Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.

• Financial Regulations

  These Financial Regulations govern the financial management of the Council. They are one of the Council’s governing documents and shall be observed in conjunction with the Council’s Standing Orders.

Commitments & Pledges

• Civility and Respect Pledge

  This details whether the council has signed the Civility and Respect pledge. This is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.

• Declaration of Climate Emergency

  Documents relating to whether the council has declared a climate emergency.