Precept
The Precept is the element of your Council Tax that is paid to Duston Parish Council.
Every year, the Parish Council draws up budgets and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. These are then submitted to Northampton Borough Council. NBC co-ordinate the other demands from NCC, Police and themselves and come up with the rate to be paid from 1st April that year.
Budget 2019/20
Documents relating to the current year budget 2019/20 are here:
Full Council Minutes 17/01/2019 (Word Document, 71 Kb)
Full Council Minutes 17/01/2019
Budget 2019/20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 16 Kb)
Budget 2019/20
Precept Report 2019/20 (Word Document, 65 Kb)
Precept Report 2019/20
Previous Year Budgets
- Previous Budgets
See previous year budgets and precept here
Pay Multiple
The Council is required by the Government's Transparency Code (2015) to publish its Pay Multiple. This is the ratio of the taxable pay of the highest paid officer in relation to the median taxable pay of the council's work force.
The Pay Multiple for Duston Parish Council is 1.98:1
There are no officers employed by Duston Parish Council whose taxable salary is in excess of £50,000 therefore no additional information on salaries is required under the Code.
Payment Schedules
The Parish publishes a monthly list of payments made. These can be viewed in documents
Invoices
All invoices should be sent directly to the Clerk. Please send invoice to The Clerk, Duston Community Centre, Pendle Road, Duston, NN5 6DT or email clerk@duston-pc.gov.uk
Key Financial Documents
Financial Regulations 06/12/2018 (PDF, 483 Kb)
Financial Regulations 19th April 2018
Financial Risk Register 2019 / 2020 (PDF, 155 Kb)
Financial Risk Register 2019 / 2020
Internal Controls Councillor Procedure (PDF, 472 Kb)
Internal Controls Councillor Procedure
Financial Information
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2020 (PDF, 658 Kb)
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2020
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2019 (PDF, 51 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2019
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return (PDF, 653 Kb)
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Annual Goverance and Accountability Return 2018/19 part 3 (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
Annual Goverance and Accountability Return 2018/19 part 3
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2018 (PDF, 589 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2018
Year End Accounts Report 2018 (Word Document, 37 Kb)
Year End Accounts Report 2018
Internal Audit Report 2018 Item 13 Appendix B (Word Document, 38 Kb)
Internal Audit Report 2018
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2017 (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2017
Annual Return Year Ended 31/03/2015 (PDF, 2.2 Mb)
Annual Return year ended 31 March 2015
Annual Return Year ending 31/03/2016 (PDF, 4.4 Mb)
Annual Return Year ending 31 March 2016
BDO Audit Letter for year ending 31/03/2016 (PDF, 526 Kb)
Letter from BDO confirming no matters arising from audit
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2016 09 21 (PDF, 479 Kb)
Notice of conclusion of audit for year ended 31 March 2016
External Audit Report year ended 2015 03 31 (PDF, 567 Kb)
External Audit Report year ended 31 March 2015
Annual Internal Audit Report Year Ending 31/03/2016 (PDF, 314 Kb)
Annual Internal Audit Report Year Ending 31 March 2016
Internal Auditor Report year ended 2015 03 31 (PDF, 876 Kb)
Annual Internal Auditor Report year ended 31 March 2015
Members Allowance Financial Year 2015 - 2106 (PDF, 301 Kb)
Details of allowances paid to Councillors in Financial Year 2015-2016
