Governance and Policy
Standing Orders
The Council operates within a set of procedures called the Standing Orders and abide by an agreed Code of Conduct. These incorporate the legislation that governs local councils and set out:-
- how meetings and debates are run
- how decisions are made and who can make them
- how Councillors should conduct themselves
- the role of the Town Clerk and matters affecting employees
- the role and creation of Committees
- Financial matters
- Local rules
Policies, Standing Orders, 2022.05.18 (PDF, 296 Kb)
Standing Orders - Approved May 2022
Financial Regulations
The Council also has Financial Regulations which govern how it manages its finances and contracts in some detail. They include:-
- Setting the annual budget and precept
- Payments of accounts
- Salaries
- Loans and investments
- Orders and contracts for goods and services
- Insurance
Financial Regulations, Approved May 2022 (PDF, 248 Kb)
Financial Regulation, approved May 2022
Insurance
Skegness Town Council ensures that it has up to date insurance to mitigate potential risk to public money.
Information, Employers Liability Insurance, 2022.03.29 (PDF, 102 Kb)
Employers Liability Insurance 2022/23
Information, Public Liability Insurance, 2022.03.29 (PDF, 76 Kb)
Public Liability Insurance 2022/23
Risk Management
The Council has a Risk Management Policy and records and manages its strategic, operational and project risks on a Risk Register that is reviewed quarterly
Policies, Risk Management Policy, 2022.03.02 (PDF, 143 Kb)
Risk Management Policy - Approved March 2022
Policies, Risk Register, 2022.01.26 (PDF, 323 Kb)
Risk Register - Approved January 2022
Safeguarding Policy
Skegness Town Council have a safeguarding policy in place to protect all children and vulnerable adults who receive or use Council run services or facilities.
Policies, Safeguarding 2nd Oct 2019, 2019.10.02 (PDF, 96 Kb)
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
Policy Register
A full list of all Skegness Town Council's policies:
- Absence Policy
- Bullying and Harassment Statement
- Body Worn Camera Policy
- Capability Policy
- Cemetery Policy
- Community Engagement Policy
- Complaints Policy & Procedure
- Customer service
- Disciplinary Policy
- Environment Policy
- Equality Policy
- Events Policy - Tower Gardens
- Fire Policy - Tower Gardens Pavilion
- Grant Policy
- Grievance Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
- HR Policy
- ICT Policy
- Information Security Policy
- Investment Strategy Policy
- Lone Working Policy
- Memorial Safety Policy
- Pay Policy Statement
- Pension Discretion Policy
- Petition Policy
- Press and Media Policy
- Reserves Policy
- Risk Management Policy
- Safeguarding Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Street Collection Policy
- Street Naming Policy
- Suspension Policy
- Training Policy
- Tree Policy
- Vaping Policy
- Work Placement Policy