Transparency
The Government has published ‘The Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency’ which effectively recommends parish councils which have a gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is the higher) of a least £200,000 to publish ‘Public Data’.
The Code of Recommended Practice for local authorities is to provide greater transparency of public bodies, which is at the heart of their mandate to enable greater democratic accountability over how council tax and public money is spent. However, Public Data does not include personal information as this would contravene the Data Protection Act 2018.
In accordance with the Code of Recommended Practice and general good practice, Highworth Town Council makes the following information available:
Expenditure
Highworth Town Council publish all bank payments, regardless of their limit, every month. Documents can be found in the monthly Finance & General Purpose Committee meetings. In addition to this all payments over £500.00 are also published monthly. Please contact the Town Clerk/RFO if there is a specific payment month that you are interested in: Clerk@highworthtowncouncil.gov.uk
Procurement Information
Details of any contracts, commissioned activity, purchase orders, framework agreement or any other legally enforceable agreement with a value that exceeds £5,000.
coming soon.
Local Authority Land
Details of our land and building assets can be found in this document .
Social Housing Asset Value
Local authorities must publish details on the value of social housing assets within local authorities Housing Revenue Account. This must be published annually.
The Town Council does not hold any social housing assets.
Grants to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations
All grants approved by Highworth Town Council to follow. Visit the Grants section for further details of our grants and an application form.
For information relating to grants received prior to 2019/2020 please email the Town Clerk at Clerk@highworthtowncouncil.gov.uk
| Recipient | Amount | Financial Year | Minute Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Roxi Foundation | £500 | 2025-2026 | F&GP 07c |
| Forget Me Not Cafe | £1200 | 2025-2026 | F&GP 07b |
| St Michael's Church Bellringers | £200 | 2025-2026 | F&GP 07a |
| Forget Me Not Cafe | £1476 | 2023-2024 | F&GP 24 |
| St Michaels Church Thursday Kitchen Initiative | £100 | 2022-2023 | F&GP 61 |
Trade Union Facility Time
The Town Council does not have any Trade Union representatives.
Parking Account
Local authorities must publish on their website, or place a link on their website to this data if published elsewhere: a breakdown of income and expenditure on the authority’s parking account, and a breakdown of how the authority has spent a surplus on its parking account. This must be published annually.
The Town Council does not have a parking account.
Parking Spaces
Local authorities must publish the number of marked out controlled on and off-street parking spaces within their area, or an estimate of the number of spaces where controlled parking space is not marked out in individual parking bays or spaces. This must be published annually.
The Town Council does not have any parking spaces.
Pay Multiple
The Town Council must publish the pay multiple on their website, defined as the ratio between the highest taxable earnings for the given year (including base salary, variable pay, bonuses, allowances and the cash value of any benefits-in-kind) and the median earnings figure of the whole of the authority’s workforce. This must be published annually.
The pay multiple is currently 2.49
Salary scales for roles are detailed below. The Council uses The National Joint Council for Local Government Services pay scales.
| Job Role | Salary Scale |
|---|---|
| Town Clerk | LC4 |
| Assistant Town Clerk | LC2 |
| Grounds Manager | LC2 |
| All Other Staff | LC1 |
Fraud
Local authorities must publish information about any counter fraud work.
The Town Council do not have any current fraud cases.
Waste Contracts
Local authorities must publish details of their existing waste collection contracts at the point they first publish quarterly contract information. This is a one-off publication.