Garden Waste Collection

Published on February 14, 2021

Brown bin collection on 15 Feb

Good news! The garden waste collection (brown bins) restarts on Monday 15 February. The collection day also includes recycling (green bins) and food. Excerpt from message from VoWH DC:

If you still have your real Christmas tree, as a garden waste customer, we can take it on your garden waste collection day. If possible please cut it up and put it inside your bin. If you do not have space or cannot manage to do this it can be put out at the side of your brown bin.

The crews will be working hard to complete the rounds and we are expecting more garden waste bins to be put out than normal, so please bear with us.

Please ensure all the garden waste fits into the bin with the lid closed. If you can’t fit everything in the bin, please keep anything extra back (except Christmas trees) until the next collection.

Annual Statutory Documents

The Parish Council (PC) is required to prepare and publish these documents following the end of each financial year. They comprise five main sections:

Certificate of Exemption

Small parish councils are exempt from a detailed annual audit by an external auditor. The definition of a ‘small’ council is annual gross income of less than £25,000; Bourton PC’s annual income falls well within this threshold. This form confirms the PC’s annual income and its exemption from an external audit.

Annual Internal Audit Report

Although exempt from an external audit, the PC’s affairs are still subject to an internal audit by a qualified individual independent of the PC. This is the auditor’s summary report.

Annual Governance Statement

This form deals with the standard of internal controls and general governance standards within the PC throughout the year.

Accounting Statements

This is the summary financial report for the PC for the financial year. It also includes commentary on any significant variances from the previous year’s financial results and a balance sheet reconciliation with bank accounts.

Notice of Public Rights

This notice sets out the rights of local electors to review and query the PC’s statutory returns, including the contact details of the internal auditor.