Council Meetings
The Council usually meets on the first Thursday of every month from 7.00pm at Northwold Village Hall.
Agendas and Minutes for this and all committees are available via the Agendas/Minutes tab.
Members of the public are welcome and there is an allocated time in the meeting for Public to comment and ask questions on items that are on the agenda. Should you wish to place an item on the agenda for Council to consider please email the Clerk at clerk@northwoldandwhittington-pc.gov.uk
Agendas are published on this site and displayed on the various noticeboards in Northwold and Whittington
The Role of a Councillor
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 town council work. A councillor is an unpaid role.
Councillors 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 Northwold and Whittington there are 10 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’.
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
Our Data Protection Commitment
We are committed to managing your data securely and responsibly. Please refer to our Privacy Policy on our website, which details how we manage the processes required under the Data Protection Act. As a Parish Council it is intended that the minimum possible data is stored either electronically or in hard copies.
Your Data & Third Parties
We may use selected third parties to help deliver services to, and to support our council commitments to you or your organisation. Sometimes we are legally required to give information to certain authorised agencies but we will not share your data with any third parties for marketing or other purposes, unless you have told us that you are happy for us to do this. Note that we do not use third parties in different countries to support our activities. Again, if this changes we will always let you know and seek your permission.
Your Rights
You have some important rights that determine how and whether we use your data. Your privacy is extremely important to us so, if you think we are not handling your data properly we want you to tell us. And after that, if you feel that we are not getting it quite right, you can complain to the Information Commissioner www.ico.org.uk
Privacy Statement
Our General Privacy Notice gives you the contact details of our organisation and explains who is who within it. It also advises the legal right under Data Protection (Article 6 (c) and (e) – GDPR) which entitles us to hold and use your information. At the same time, it explains why we need to do this. The Privacy Notice also explains what your rights are in respect of Data Protection. Please take a moment to read this. We will explain to you about the purpose of holding your personal information. In some cases we may have to ask you to tick, sign and date the Privacy Notice and return to us.