Local Government Transparency Code in effect from 3rd Oct 2014

NALC have issued a legal briefing on the new code of recommended practice in relation to information that parish councils have to publish.

The briefing is here 

The Code is recommended not mandatory for parish councils with a gross annual income or expenditure exceeding £200,000. The Code replaces the previous Code issued on 1st May 2014, see other Legal briefing L01-14

Part 2 of the Code is mandatory for large councils with a gross annual income or expenditure of £6.5 million - this obviously affects very few parish councils. Part 2 requires the publication quarterly of:

• expenditure over £500
• invitations to tender for contracts for goods for services with a value over £5000
• details of contracts or purchase orders over £5000