Wortwell Parish Council

South Norfolk District Council Register of Interests

 

 

 

Policies and Procedures Clerk, HC Using NALC model templates	Street Lighting and Utilities   BE
Street  Furniture and Infrastructure, Noticeboards, Bins etc   PR	Communications: GDPR, Accessibility,   Clerk
Asset Management and insurances   Clerk	Open Spaces – Working Party – Knoll   JG, CA
Finance Working group    JW, BE, HC	Allotment Working Group   RH, PR
Old Playing Field Working Group   RH, JW	Police, speed and SAM   CA, JG
Highways. Health and Safety, Road Safety   CA, JG	Play Equipment/Working Group   RH, JW, JG
Website, Newsletter and Social media Clerk and another	Internal Control Officer and Bank Reconciliations Non Signatory JG
Banking changes Clerk, CA	Flag PR, HC, CA
Defib checks CA, HC and Duty Officer	Funding and Grant applications Clerk, JW
NEST Pension + Pension Regulator Clerk, CA	Remembrance Service CA

At the Parish Council meeting in May 2026 Councillors adopted the following roles and responsibilities:

Roles and Officer responsibilities:

 

Occasionally a villager may feel the need to lodge a complaint or simply draw attention to a concern in the village. To enable the Parish Council to deal with this in a professional and effective manner we now have a simple procedure that any villager can follow. The information provided on the Villager Complaint Form will enable us to deal with the matter quickly or escalate to higher authorities if necessary.

A councillor is a member of the council and is normally elected for a term of four years. People of any political or religious persuasion are eligible to become a councillor, although their personal views should not extend into their parish council work.

They are elected to represent the interests of the local community as a whole and promote a harmonious local environment. The number of elected councillors depends on the size of the area. In Wortwell we are able to have 7 councillors.

Local councils are the first tier of governance and are the first point of contact for anyone concerned with a community issue. They are democratically elected local authorities and exist in England, Wales and Scotland. The term ‘local council’ is synonymous with ‘parish council’, ‘town council’ and ‘community council’.

Local councils are made up of locally elected councillors. They are legally obliged to hold at least one meeting a year. Most meet on a monthly cycle to discuss council business and hear from local residents. District councillors regularly attend parish meetings to report back to the district on developments at parish level. County councillors are also invited to attend parish meetings when the parish council feels it is appropriate, and they have a standing invitation to attend and report at the Annual Parish Meeting.

Councillors must abide by a Code of Conduct; a set of rules on how councillors are expected to behave.  They must also declare their pecuniary (financial) interests in the parish, details of which are kept on a register at South Norfolk District Council.

Being a parish councillor can be an interesting and rewarding experience.

The Good Councillors Guide provides comprehensive information about what is involved in the role.

list-of-powers-and-duties

 

Training Certificate

Parish Councillors took part in regular training sessions between June and October during 2018, delivered by Norfolk Parish Training & Support.  Training included:-

Induction for Councillors
Understanding Councils Finances
Policies, Procedures and the Code of Conduct