**Governance: Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, and Code of Conduct**

Standing Orders outline and regulate the procedures by which the Parish Council conducts its business. They address various aspects, including the quorum required for meetings, the order of business, the process for moving resolutions, the rules of debate during meetings, how confidential matters are handled, and the procedures for suspending, revoking, or amending Standing Orders. 

Financial Regulations govern the expenditure of taxpayer money by the Parish Council. These regulations are designed to ensure adequate and effective financial management and to establish a robust system of internal controls. This system facilitates the proper execution of the Council’s functions, including risk management. Key topics covered under Financial Regulations include annual budgets, banking arrangements, authorization of payments, orders for works, awarding contracts, and the management of assets and risks.

Documents are comprehensive and are subject to regular review, with formal reviews and adoptions occurring every two years by the Parish Council. Some content within these documents is mandated by legislation and cannot be altered by the Parish Council.

The Parish Council has responsibility ownership and/ or maintenance of the following land 

The Churchyard adjacent to the former St. Mary’s Church (https://what3words.com/titles.game.replaying). This includes the maintenance of the Fyler and Butler graves
 
The grass bank opposite the former St. Mary’s Church (https://what3words.com/note.hired.disbelief) 

The footpath to the south side of the A352 between Church and Black Dog Inn (section in field only https://what3words.com/lightens.cookbooks.skewed),

The Parish Land field, adjacent to Black Dog Inn (https://what3words.com/heckler.wishes.labels)