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Type of information Links Format Charge Contact (where applicable)
1. Who we are and what we do
Roles and Responsibilities About us Online Free  
Board member profiles Online Free  
Senior staff profiles Online Free  
Annual Review Online and hard copy Free  
Corporate Plan Online Free For hard copy: publications@ standardsboard.gov.uk
Organisational structure Standards Board departments, their roles and structures Online
Free
 
Organisational chart Online Free  
Information relating to the legislation relevant to the authority’s functions Legislation Online Free  
Code of Conduct Online Free  
Factsheet: The ethical framework for local government  Online Free  
Lists of and information relating to organisations we work in partnership with Who we work with Online Free  
Working in partnership Online
Free
 
links to other organisations Online Free  
Senior staff and management board members Board member profiles Online Free  
Senior staff profiles Online Free  
Location and contact details Contact us Online Free  
2. What we spend and how we spend it
Financial statements, budgets and variance reports Annual Reports and Accounts from 2001-2008   Free For hard copy email publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
Capital programme Staff expenses policy Online    
Pay and grading structures Annual Reports and Accounts contain details of the remuneration of senior staff in the Remuneration Report Online and hard copy available Free For hard copy email publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
Procurement and tendering procedures Procurement Online Free  
Lists of contracts awarded and their value Procurement Online Free  
Financial statements for projects and events Finance section: Financial statements for our recent events Online Free  
Accounts direction, Annual Reports and Accounts Online and hard copy Free  
Finance section: Management Statement and Financial Memorandum Online Free  
3. What are our priorities and how are we doing
Corporate Plan Online Free  
Annual Reports and Accounts Online Free  
Investigations statistics prior to May 2008 (prior to our change of role) Online Free  
Quarterly statistics of monitoring returns (following our change of role) Online Free  
4. How we make decisions
Major policy proposals and decisions Scheme of delegation   Online Free  
Board minutes Online Free  
Consultation responses Online Free  
Background information relating to major policy proposals and decisions Research reports Online Free  
Public consultations Consultation responses Online Free  
Minutes of senior level meetings Board minutes Online Free  
Board Procedural Board Procedural Rules Online Free  
Reports and papers provided for consideration at senior level meetings Operations report to the Board Online Free  
Board minutes Online Free  
5. Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures for the conduct of departmental business.

Policies and procedures for the provision of services.

Policies and procedures for the recruitment and employment of staff.

Guidance to ethical standards officers Online
Free
 
Standards Board criteria for accepting cases Online Free  
Press policy Online Free  
Whistleblowing policy Online Free  
Equal opportunities Online Free  
Recruitment and selection policy Online Free  
Anonymised Human Resources monitoring statistics (Operations report to the Board) Online Free  
Code of Conduct for Board members Online Free  
Code of Conduct for Standards Board staff   Online
Free
 
Customer service Making a complaint about the Standards Board Online Free  
Freedom of information: Online Free  
Complaints and appeals Online Free  
Our key performance indicators (KPIs) – see Operations report to the Board and Annual Reports and Accounts. Online Free  
Records management and personal data policies Access to personal information under the Data Protection Act 1998   Free
 
Charging regimes and policies How do we make information available, and what charges apply?   Free  
6. Lists and registers
Public registers and registers held as public records Asset registers and Information Asset Register Disclosure Logs N/A      
Register of gifts and hospitality provided by Board members and senior personnel Board members’ gifts and hospitality Hard copy on request Free  
Any register of interests Board members’ register of interests Online Free  
  Senior management register of interests Online Free  

7. The services we offer.

NB Website menus and sitemaps provide list of services with links. A summary is provided below.

Annual Review Annual Reports and Accounts Online
Online
Free
Free
 
Guidance Online Free  
Some hard copies available Charges may apply Contact publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
Newsletters:      
Bulletin Online Free  
Town and Parish Standard Online archive Free  
Online guides Online Free  
DVDs On request, details online £38.00 Contact publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
The Case Review Online
Hard copy
Free
£20.00
Contact publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
Making a complaint Online Free  
Information leaflets and occasional papers Online Free  
Some hard copies available (see website) Free Contact publications@standardsboard.gov.uk
Presentations and handouts from annual conference (on Annual Assembly microsite) Online (annualassembly.co.uk) Free  
Research information (research specifications and summaries of research findings) Online Free  
Press releases Online Free  
Case information. Features case summary search for Standards Board cases. Online Free  
Details about all Standards Board events Online Free  
Quarterly monitoring information Online Free  

 

 

 

Last Modified: 22 04 2010
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