Finance & Governance

CIL Policy
CIL Application Form
Civility & Respect Pledge
Code of Conduct
Complaints procedure
Councillor Co Option Policy
Councillor Co Option Application
Dealing with Correspondence procedure
Employee Code of Conduct
Equal Opportunities Policy
Financial Regulations UPDATED 2025
Freedom of information and document retention policy
General Data Protection Policy
Grant awarding policy
Under £1000 Grant application
Over £1000 Grant application
Habitual or Vexatious Complainants Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Internal Controls Policy
Investments Policy
Larger Project Grant Application Form
Media and Communications Policy
Playground Inspection and Maintenance Policy
Pre Application Planning Discussions Policy
Press Media policy
Publication Scheme
Recruitment Policy
Risk Management Policy
Risk Assessment Operational and Personnel
Risk Assessment Asset Management
Risk Assessment Data Protection
Risk Assessment Financial
Scheme of Delegation Policy
Staff Disciplinary Policy
Staff Grievance Policy
Staff Sickness Absence Policy
Standing Orders Updated 2025
Steering Group NP Members Application Form
Terms of Reference Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
Terms of Reference Planning Committee
Terms of Reference Finance Committee

Staff Structure - The Parish Council has one member of staff who is The Clerk and The Responsible Financial Officer for the Parish Council.

Freedom of Information (FOI)requests received by Loxwood Parish Council
Freedom of Information Act
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you have the right to access information held by the Parish Council.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) was passed on 30th November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities. It sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on public authorities.
The Act came into force in January 2005 and anyone wishing to exercise the right has to make a written request to the Parish Council. If such a request is made, the Council is under obligation to inform that person whether or not the requested information exists and to supply access to the information, unless it is subject to an exemption.
Environmental Information Regulations
Section 39 of the Freedom of Information Act exempts environmental information from being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act and provides it should be dealt with under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) which also came into force on 1st January 2005.
Making a request for information
If you wish to make a request for information under the FOIA or under the Environmental Information Regulations, you must:

make your request in writing, this includes email
supply your contact details so that we can respond to that request
state clearly the information you require, so that we can identify and locate it.

Where the request is for information that is subject to the Act, it will be dealt with accordingly.
To make a request you need to write to: The Clerk, Foxways, Pinkhurst Lane, Slinfold, Horsham, West Sussex. RH13 0QR
Or email The Clerk at: [email protected]
In the event of you being dissatisfied with the Council’s response, you may wish to appeal to the Information Commissioner Office who can be contacted as follows:
Information Commissioner’s Office Helpline: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Fax: 01625 524510
By post: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
By email: If your enquiry is about a new or existing notification under the Data Protection Act, please email [email protected]