Please see the links below for the relevant policy adopted by the Council:
Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Reserves Policy:
ARPC Model Standing Orders England 2025 – Adopted April 2026 (to be reviewed April 2027)
ARPC NALC Model Financial Regulations 2025 – Adopted June 2025 (Reviewed April 2026)
ARPC Reserves policy – reviewed May 2026
Freedom of Information Act (FOI)
The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 gives you the right to request access to recorded information held by the Council. The Information Commissioner’s Office provides guidance about how to access information from a public authority, or you can read a guide to making a freedom of information request on GOV.UK. Information is already provided on the website in accordance with the Publication Scheme. Before submitting a new request, please check whether the information is already available on the FOI disclosure log or website.
ARPC Model Publication Scheme Audley – Reviewed June 2025
ARPC Information available from Audley Rural Parish Council – Updated June 2025
Flowchart of request handling under FOIA
FOI Disclosure Log
Complaints:
Audley Rural Parish Council Complaints Procedure – Adopted May 2019, Reviewed July 2025
Local Government Association Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020 – APRC Adopted June 2022
Other Policies:
ARPC Flag Flying Protocol – Adopted Dec 2025, Reviewed March 2026
ARPC Civility and Respect Pledge – December 2025
ARPC Dignity at Work – Adopted Dec 2025, to be reviewed Dec 2026
ARPC Media Policy – Adopted April 2015, Reviewed June 2025
APRC Communications Protocol 2019 – Updated November 2025
ARPC Social Media Policy – Adopted Feb 2026, to be reviewed Feb 2028
ARPC Recording of Meetings Policy – Adopted Feb 2026, to be reviewed Feb 2028
UK GDPR:
ARPC Removable Media Policy – Adopted December 2018
ARPC Information Data Protection Policy 2018 – Adopted Dec 2018, Reviewed July 2025
ARPC Information Systems Security Policy – Adopted July 2019, Reviewed July 2025
ARPC Privacy Policy – Adopted June 2018, Reviewed July 2025
ARPC Councillors and Staff Privacy Notice – Reviewed July 2025
ARPC General Privacy Notice – Reviewed July 2025
ARPC Data Audit Data Protection May 2026
CCTV Policies:
Location of Cameras: Audley Village Church Street and Hall Street, New/Old Road junction, Play areas – Alsager Road, Bignall End Road, Albert Street, Halmer End, Queen Street
ARPC Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) – Updated February 2024
Due to privacy and Data Protection Act 2018, footage in relation to suspected criminal activity will be supplied to Staffordshire Police when supported by a Crime incident number and a signed Disclosure Request Form from the Police.
Your rights regarding CCTV footage of yourself (GOV.UK)
ARPC CCTV Policy – Adopted June 2020, Reviewed March 2025 This policy contains information on how to request footage of yourself. If you wish to request footage of yourself from one of the Parish Council’s cameras:
Subject Access Request Form for personal CCTV footage – APRC January 2022
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidance on requesting CCTV footage
Biodiversity Policy – adopted Oct 2024:
ARPC Biodiversity Policy – Adopted October 2024
HR Policies – adopted March 2020:
ARPC Whistleblowing Policy – Adopted March 2020
ARPC Sickness Absence Policy – Adopted March 2020
ARPC Annual Leave Policy – Adopted March 2020
ARPC Equality and Diversity Policy – Adopted March 2020
ARPC Equal Opportunities Policy – Adopted February 2013, Reviewed July 2025
Safeguarding Policy – Vulnerable Children and Adults:
Parish Council Safeguarding Policy – Adopted November 2019, Reviewed November 2025
Infectious Disease Policy:
APRC High Consequence Infectious Disease Policy – Adopted March 2020