Basic Information on the Council
as per the Freedom of Information Act

Who we are and what we do.

We are the Longridge Town Council within the district of Ribble Valley.

Contact details for Parish Clerk and Council Members, including addresses and telephone numbers are available via the Councils own website, displayed on Council notice-boards, and a hard copy will be supplied if requested.

What we spend and how we spend it.

  • Annual Return Form and Auditor's report.
  • Finalised budget/precept.
  • Financial Regulations.
  • Grants given and received.
  • List of current contracts awarded and value of contract.
  • Members' Allowances and expenses.

All the above are available by hard copy on request to Clerk for the current and previous financial year as a minimum.

What our priorities are and how we are doing.

The Action Plan published in 2004 sets out some of the aims of the partnership backed by the Town Council, this is currently under review.

Our Policies and Procedures.

Longridge Town Council have a set of policy documents they use and consist of the following:-

  • The Code of Conduct for members dated May 2007 issued by the Standards Board of England
  • Standing Orders.
  • Financial Regulations
  • Risk Assessment Policy
  • Equal Opportunities Policy
  • Health & Safety Policy
  • Complaints procedures
All the above are available by hard copy on request to the Clerk


How we make decisions.

Fortnightly Council meetings with information about these meetings are available on the Council’s notice-boards.
  • The agenda for these meetings is available via the Council’s notice-boards.
  • Minutes of Council meetings (excluding information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting) are available in the Library usually within 35 days of the date of the meeting having been formally approved by the Councillor’s at the following meeting. These are available  as a hard copy and online.
  • All reports presented at Council meetings (excluding information that is properly regarded as private to the meeting) are available in a hard copy only.
  • All responses to consultation papers are available via the Council’s minutes published online orin hard copy.
  • All responses to planning applications are available in hard copy upon request. The link to RVBC’s own website is shown on the Council’s own website.
All the above information is available for the current and previous year as a minimum in hard copy.

Lists and registers.
  • We keep an Assets Register.
  • We keep a register of Members' Interest
  • We keep a register of Gifts and Hospitality
These are available by inspection only.  

Schedule of Charges for Requests for Information
  • Photocopying will be charged at 4p per copy.
  • Postage will be charged at actual cost of Royal Mail standard 2nd class postage.
  • Statutory fees in accordance with the relevant legislation.