Local Councils are required by law to publish their policies online. Within this policy section you can find out information on a broad range of matters including complaints procedures, data protection policies, internal governance and appointment matters and statutory functions.
Policies are regularly reviewed and amended by the Council's Standing Orders Working Party, and policies will be added to this page (from May 2022), as and when they are confirmed by Full Council.
View our Standing Orders and Financial Regulations
- TCP 2 - Lone Worker Policy
- TCP 3 - Sickness Absence Policy
- TCP 4 - Training and Development Policy
- TCP 5 - Complaints Procedure
- TCP 6 - Whistleblowing Policy
- TCP 7 - Freedom of Information Act
- TCP 8 - Data Protection Policy
- TCP 9 - Privacy Notice
- TCP 10 - Electronic Retention Data Protection
- TCP 13 - Grievance Policy
- TCP 16 - Performance Improvement Policy
- TCP 23 - Grants
- TCP 25 - Reserves Policy
- TCP 27 - Internal Control Statement
- TCP 29 - Health and Safety Policy
- TCP 30 - Press and Media Policy
- TCP 35 - Risk Management
- TCP 36 - Terms of Reference
- TCP 37 - Byelaws for pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces
- TCP 38 - Twinning
Privacy Policy
The new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) require all organisations, charities and businesses to comply with many new data protection regulations, one of which is to publish and detail privacy information in a privacy policy or privacy notice. Additionally, GDPR requires transparent documentation and planning surrounding the processing of personal information, how that information is used and who it is shared with.
Woodbridge Town Council's Privacy Policy
Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014
Filming, Videoing, Photography and Audio Recording at Council Meetings
The Council supports the principles of openness and transparency; it allows filming, recording and taking photographs at its meetings that are open to the public. It also allows the use of social networking websites (such as Twitter and Facebook) and blogging to communicate with people about what is happening, as it happens.
View the relevant documents in full by clicking on any of the below links:
- Policy in Full
- Protocol for the Reporting at Meetings of the Council and Committees
- Officer Decisions Under Regulations of 2014 (For the period up to 07.11.14)
- Officer Decisions Under Regulations of 2014 (For the period up to 06.03.15)
- Officer Decisions Under Regulations of 2014 (For the period up to 16.05.16)
Freedom of Information Act
Woodbridge Town Council is committed to being open and transparent. If you want to access information from the Town Council, our Freedom of Information Policy is linked above. If you cannot find an answer on these pages, please contact the Town Clerk.
Further guidance on your rights on Data Protection and the Freedom of Information can be found on the website of the Information Commissioner
Read our 'Freedom of Information Act Disclosure Log' from 3 January 2012.
Code of Conduct
Under the Localism Act 2011 the council must adopt a code of conduct which sets out what is expected of members and co-opted members of parish councils. A councillor is subject to statutory rules about how they conduct themselves as a representative of the council.
At it's AGM on May 16th 2023, Woodbridge Town Council resolved to adopt the Local Government Association 'Model Code of Conduct'.