Information available from Louth Town Council under the model publication scheme – last reviewed June 2024, due for review June 2025
| Information to be published | How the information can be obtained |
| Class1 – Who we are and what we do | |
| Who’s who on the Council and its Committees | Website |
| Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council members (named contacts where possible with telephone number and email address (if used)) | Website |
| Location of main Council office and accessibility details | Website |
| Staffing structure | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it | |
| Annual return form and report by auditor | Website/Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Finalised budget | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Precept | Website (relevant minutes) |
| Borrowing Approval letter | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Financial Standing Orders and Regulations | Website |
| Grants given and received | Website (relevant minutes) |
| List of current contracts awarded and value of contract | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Members’ allowances and expenses | Website (relevant minutes) |
| Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing | |
| Annual Report to Parish or Community Meeting (current and previous year as a minimum) | Website (minutes of meeting) |
| Class 4 – How we make decisions | |
| Timetable of meetings (Council, any committee/sub-committee meetings and parish meetings) | Website/Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Agendas of meetings (as above) | Website/Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Minutes of meetings (as above) – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. | Website |
| Reports presented to council meetings – nb this will exclude information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting. | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Responses to consultation papers | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Responses to planning applications | Website (relevant minutes) |
| Class 5 – Our policies and procedures | |
| Policies and procedures for the conduct of council business: | Website |
| Policies and procedures for the provision of services and about the employment of staff. | Website |
| Information security policy | Website |
| Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) | Website |
| Data protection policies | Website |
| Schedule of charges (for the publication of information) | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Class 6 – Lists and Registers | |
| Any publicly available register or list | Inspection by appointment (from Town Clerk) |
| Assets Register | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Register of members’ interests | Website |
| Register of gifts and hospitality | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Class 7 – The services we offer | |
| Allotments | Website |
| Burial grounds and closed churchyards | Website and/or Hardcopy/Inspection by appointment |
| Seating, litter bins, clocks, memorials and lighting | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Bus shelters | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| Agency agreements | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
| A summary of services for which the council is entitled to recover a fee, together with those fees (e.g. burial fees) | Hardcopy (from Town Clerk) |
Contact details:
Visit: www.louthtowncouncil.gov.uk
Write to: Louth Town Council, The Sessions House, Eastgate, Louth, LN11 9AJ
Telephone: 01507 355895
Email: clerk@louthtowncouncil.gov.uk
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES
| TYPE OF CHARGE | DESCRIPTION |
| Disbursement cost | Photocopying @ 15p per sheet (black & white) |
| Photocopying @ 20p per sheet (colour) | |
| Postage – Actual cost of postage at time of request |