Council Policies

Byelaws

View Byelaws

Polices are reviewed as necessary and overseen by the Governance Committee, and inline with Council Standing Orders under which a number of policies are reviewed at each Annual Meeting of the Town Council. 

Council and Committee Terms of Reference

View the full Terms of Reference for the Council’s Committees: Council; Finance and Governance Committee; Planning and Transportation Committee; Open Spaces Committee; Emergency Planning Committee and other sub-committees

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct adopted by Council

See the Policy Code of Conduct Edenbridge Town Council 2016

Complaints Procedure

View Edenbridge Town Council Complaints Procedure

Communication and Community Engagement Strategy

Communication and Community Engagement Strategy adopted by Council  Communication and Community Engagement Dec 2018

Environment Statement and Policy

Environmental Statement
Update on Environmental & Waste Management review

Financial Regulations

Financial Regulations adopted by Council

See the Regulations Model Financial Regs

Procurement and delegation

Salaries and Payroll Procedures policy

Financial Capital and Reserve Funds Policy

Capital and Reserve Funds Policy

Freedom of Information and Publication Scheme

View the Council’s Freedom of Information and Publication Scheme Adopted May 2010 (reviewed 2011 & 2018) and as amended and adopted November 2019

Good Councillor’s Guide

Good Councillor’s Guide & advice
Good Councillor’s Guide on  Finance & Transparency

Health & Safety Policy

Health & Safety Policy Statement for the Town Council

2024 Health and Safety Policy Manual  and  2024 Health and Safety Employee Handbook

Covid-19 policies

Information & Data Protection/Data Retention & Disposal Policy

Information & Data Protection Policy adopted May 2018:  Information Data Protection Policy 2018(1)

Data Retention Policy and appendix A list of Documents for Retention or Disposal (Adopted May 2018; updated and amended November 2019)

Privacy Policies

Privacy Statements

Social Media and Electronic Communication Policy

Social Media and electronic communication policy

Standing Orders

Standing Orders are confirmed at each Annual Meeting of the Town Council

The Standing Orders were reviewed and adopted 08.03.21 (and are based on NALC Model SO revised 2022)

Staffing Structure

Current staff structure

Strategic Plan and Objectives

2024-2027 Strategic Plan & Objectives

Vacancy – Co-option

Councillor vacancy and co-option procedure

Volunteers Policy and Declaration form

Council’s Volunteer Policy and Volunteering Declaration Form

Mourning Protocol

Council’s protocol for marking the death of senior Members of the Royal Family and National and elected persons

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Other Policies

Below is a list of other polices:
Communication and Community Engagement
Protocol on Gifts and Hospitality
Recording and filming of Council and Committee Meetings Protocol
Social Media and electronic communication policy
Safeguarding policy (Adults)

Personnel

Employee Handbook
Equal Opportunities policy
Violence and Aggression at work Risk Assessment
NJC Pay scales 2021-22

 

Edenbridge Economic Study (Regeneris)

A copy of the 2017 report Edenbridge Economic Study – Final