Open Data

We are committed to publishing as much information and data as we can, free of charge. This Open Transparency area has been created to help us to:

Countesthorpe Parish Council has adopted the Information Commissioner's model Publication Scheme. We aim to publish as much information as we can online, however please note some items are only available as hard copies.

Countesthorpe Parish Council has published the following guide to information available under the scheme.

Publication Scheme Guidelines 

 No officer working for the Parish Council is paid sufficient to make the details public under the guidance from national government.

 No Councillor is paid an allowance with the exception of the Chairman. The Chairman has an allowance of £500 per year to defray the cost of performing this role. All such claims are agreed by the full council and are included in the expenditure list.

 Contracts to business and to the voluntary community and social enterprise sector are detailed.

 Minutes of these meetings are contained in our Agendas and Minutes section. 

 Information detailing the location of public land and building assets and key attribute information that is normally recorded on asset registers.

 Information about the democratic running of the local council including election results, committee minutes, decision-making processes and records of decisions are contained in our Agendas and Minutes section.