Governance & Policies
Standing Orders
These are the written rules of the local council. They are used to confirm a council’s internal organisational, administrative and procurement procedures and procedural matters for meetings.
Standing Orders
Model version issued by NALC 2018 (England) — Updated April 2022.
Reviewed and adopted by Bardney Group Parish Council on 21 May 2024, Minute Reference 10-24/25.a.
The Standing Orders cover the following areas:
- Rules of debate at meetings
- Disorderly conduct at meetings
- Meetings generally
- Committees and sub-committees
- Ordinary council meetings
- Extraordinary meetings
- Previous resolutions
- Voting on appointments
- Motions requiring written notice
- Motions not requiring written notice
- Management of information
- Draft minutes
- Code of conduct and dispensations
- Code of conduct complaints
- Proper officer
- Responsible financial officer
- Accounts and accounting statements
- Financial controls and procurement
- Handling staff matters
- Responsibilities to provide information
- Responsibilities under data protection legislation
- Relations with the press/media
- Execution and sealing of legal deeds
- Communicating with district and county councillors
- Restrictions on councillor activities
- Standing orders generally
For the full Standing Orders document, please contact the Parish Clerk.