Publication Scheme

This page documents all the information that is available to you from Dover Town Council under the Freedom of Information publication scheme. You can find this information below or download our publication scheme. Our publication scheme offers the following information:dcshjyrqx.com

1. Who we are and what we do
2. What we spend and how we spend it
3. What our priorities are and how we are doing
4. How we make decisions
5. Our policies and procedures
6. Lists and registers
7. The services we offer

Our procedures for Requesting Information can be found below as well.

1. Who we are and what we do

About Our Council

• View Council details or get in touch.
• View Ward information or find the councillor for your ward.
• To see information about the staff team –  Click see this pdf outlining who they are and their roles.
• To see our committees and their members please…(to be amended after 16th May 2019)
• Contact the Town Clerk.

Our Offices

You can get directions to find us here.

Dover Town Council
Maison Dieu House
Biggin Street
Dover
Kent
CT16 1DW

2. What we spend and how we spend it

View our Financials page for information covering:

• Annual Returns
• Annual Reports
• Precept
• Council Budget
• Council Expenditure
• Council Allowances
• How we buy goods and services
• Financial regulations
• Public Rights

View our Financials.

The Grants Register is available to you as a hard copy from our offices and as part of the information provided under the Transparency Code Regulations on our Financials page.

3. What our priorities are and how we are doing

Our Goals

Dover Town Council will influence, participate and deliver to improve the quality of life in Dover.

• We aspire but are realistic
• We decide what part we will play
• We do what we say we will
• We believe in Dover

View our Ambition Plan, 2019-2023

4. How we make decisions

We have many meetings throughout the year as a town council and through committees and sub-committees, which dictate how we make decisions.

Download our Annual Timetable of Meetings (May 2020-May 2021)

You can also search for and view our Council Meetings’ Agendas and Minutes.

5. Our policies and procedures

We have many policies and procedures which govern the way we work, including:

• Standing Orders (current)
• TC & Comm delegations – curr 2018
• Code of Conduct (adopted 27-3-19)
• Health & Safety Policy
• Equality & Diversity Policy
• Volunteering Policy
• Whistle-blowing Policy
• Freedom of Information Policy
• Complaints Procedure or visit our Complaints page
• Data Protection Policy
• Training & Development policy
• Environmental Policy
• Annual Investment Strategy 2020-21
• Reserves Policy 2020-2021

6. Lists and registers

For a Register of Members’ Declaration of Interest, please contact Dover District Council’s Monitoring Officer.

The Register of Gifts and Hospitality is available to you as a hard copy from our offices.

Councillor meetings attendance register 2018/19

Find out how to Request Information.

7. The services we offer

View our Council Services page for information covering:

• Allotments
• proof of life
• Planning & Licensing
• Street lighting
• Fairtrade Dover
• Planting
• Toilets
• Open access chalk land
• Dover Greeters
• Dover Town Team

View our Council Services.