Quality
Parish
Status
The Parish Council was proud to be awarded Quality Status in on 19th May 2009 especially as it was the first Parish in the Great Yarmouth Borough Council area to achieve this hard won accolade.
The Quality Parish and Town Council scheme was launched in June 2003, following the publication of the Government's Rural White Paper 2000. The scheme is designed to provide benchmark minimum standards for parish and town councils, and enable them to better represent the communities they serve. The scheme also aims to enhance relationships between local councils, principal authorities and community and voluntary sector organisations.
In order to achieve Quality Status, parish and town councils must demonstrate that they have reached the standard required by passing several tests including;
- Electoral mandate
- Qualifications of the clerk
- Council meetings
- Communications
- Annual report
- Accounts
- Code of conduct
The tests exceed the statutory duties of parish and town councils and represent the standards that an efficient, well run Parish Council should achieve.