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Policies, plans and strategies
Policies, plans and strategies
Corporate plan
Finance
We published our (draft) unaudited Statement of Accounts for 2019/20 on 21 August 2020. The period for the exercise of public rights will commence at 9am on Tuesday 1 September 2020 and conclude at 4pm on Monday 28 September 2020.
- Publication Notice – 2020-21 (pdf 97KB)
- Statement of accounts 2019-20 notice – Updated 08Apr21 (pdf 108KB)
- Statement of accounts 2019-2020 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2018-2019 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2017-2018 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2016-2017 (pdf 1MB)
- Statement of accounts 2015-2016 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2014-2015 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2013-2014 (pdf 2MB)
- Statement of accounts 2012-2013 (pdf 2MB)
Local code of governance
The key policies and procedures that have been taken into account in the making of this code are:
- The Council Constitution
- Corporate Plan 2016-2020
- Financial Regulations and Associated Guidance
- Treasury Management Policy
- Procurement Rules
- Scheme of Delegation
- Human Resource Policies
- Members/Officers Code of Conduct
- Confidential Reporting Policy (Whistle Blowing)
- Anti-Fraud Policy
- Risk Management Strategy
- Communication Strategy
- Consultation Strategy
- Health and Safety Policy
- Data Protection Policy
Complaints
Crime and safety
CCTV code of practice
Enforcement
Safeguarding
Data quality
Discretionary Housing Payment
- Discretionary Housing Payment Policy Policy Addendum 2021 (pdf 96KB)
- Discretionary Housing Payment Policy Policy 2018 (pdf 138KB)
Grants
- Local Restriction Support Grants (Closed) Policy 2020 (pdf 213KB)
- Local Restrictions Support Grants (Open) Policy 2020 (pdf 192KB)
- Additional Restrictions Grants Policy 2021 (pdf 210KB)
- Essex Business Adaptation Funding Grants Policy 2020 (pdf 122KB)
- Local Restrictions Support Grants (CSP) Wet-led pubs 2020 (pdf 220KB)
- Restart Grant Policy 2021 (pdf 258KB)
- Additional Business Support Policy 2021 (pdf 124KB)
Jobs and careers
Disabilty confident committed
Equality and diversity
Equality information
- Equality information report 2020 (pdf 293KB)
- Equality information report 2019 (pdf 5MB)
- Equality information report 2018 (pdf 2MB)
- Equality information report 2017 (pdf 711KB)
Gender pay gap
- Gender pay gap report 2018 (pdf 191KB)
- Gender pay gap report 2017 (pdf 392KB)
- Gender pay gap report 2020 (pdf 222KB)
Pay
Trade Union facility time
Housing
- Housing strategy 2017-22 (pdf 734KB)
- Homelessness and rough sleeping strategy 2018-21 (pdf 461KB)
- Housing Assistance Policy 2020(pdf 468KB)
- Housing allocations scheme 2018-2022 (pdf 235KB)
- Housing Rents Policy 2020 (pdf 227KB)
Reports
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions report 2020 (pdf 166KB)
- Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (as amended) progress report (pdf 715KB)
Statements of Intent
Recycling and rubbish
- Container policy (pdf 194KB)
- Wheelie bin capacity policy (pdf 193KB)
- Suitability of property for wheelie bin policy (pdf 182KB)
- Contamination policy (pdf 193KB)
- Side waste policy (pdf 199KB)
- Exemptions policy (pdf 187KB)
- Exception policy (pdf 204KB)
- Flats and similar communal buildings policy (pdf 187KB)
- Use of council issued containers policy (pdf 102KB)
- Supply of waste and recycling services policy (pdf 186KB)
- Replacement containers policy (pdf 170KB)
- General criteria for the location of a litter bin policy (pdf 190KB)
- Waste and Recycling provisions for new residential & business developments (pdf 1MB)