Ashcombe Parish CouncilDevon

Compliance report

This report checks Ashcombe Parish Council’s published information against the Transparency code for smaller authorities and Assertion 10 of the annual governance statement. Every check cites its source.

100%of checks met

Assertion 10: Yes

Every requirement we can check is met. Your council can answer “Yes” to Assertion 10.

16 met · 0 need attention · 0 not met

Deadline passed. Annual transparency information for 2025-26 was due by 1 July 2026.

All checks

  1. Accessibility statement published Met

    Published and reviewed 2026-06-02.

    [PG] 5.126

  2. Website built to WCAG 2.2 AA Met

    Pages are served as semantic HTML with a skip link, visible focus states, one H1 per page, and text contrast at or above 4.5:1. No PDF-only content routes.

    [PG] 1.49; [PSBAR]

  3. Generic email on an authority-owned domain Met

    clerk@ashcombe-pc.gov.uk is a generic address on the council’s own domain.

    [PG] 1.26

  4. Council-controlled .gov.uk domain Met

    ashcombe-pc.gov.uk — best practice per the Guide.

    [PG] 5.123

  5. Freedom of Information publication scheme adopted Met

    Published 2026-05-12.

    [PG] 1.50; FOIA 2000 s.19

  6. Data protection policy published Met

    Published 2026-05-12.

    [PG] 1.51–1.53, 5.127

  7. IT policy adopted Met

    Published 2026-05-12.

    [PG] 1.54, 5.128

  8. Data protection officer identified Met

    Miss Helena Brookfield (Clerk and RFO).

    [PG] 5.127

  9. Draft minutes published within one month Met

    All 6 past meetings have minutes published within the one-month window.

    [TC] para 29

  10. Agendas published three clear days before the meeting Met

    All 7 meetings gave at least three clear days’ notice.

    [TC] para 30

  11. All items of expenditure above £100 (2025-26) Met

    31 items published with date, purpose, amount and irrecoverable VAT.

    [TC] paras 13–15

  12. End of year accounts (2025-26) Met

    Published 2026-06-18.

    [TC] paras 16–17

  13. Annual governance statement (2025-26) Met

    Published 2026-06-18.

    [TC] paras 18–19

  14. Internal audit report (2025-26) Met

    Published 2026-06-18.

    [TC] paras 20–22

  15. List of councillor responsibilities Met

    7 members listed with office, committee membership and external representation.

    [TC] para 23

  16. Details of public land and building assets Met

    6 assets published with description, location, custodian, acquisition and present use.

    [TC] paras 24–27

About this report

Assertion 10 (Digital and data compliance) appears on the Annual Governance and Accountability Return from 2025-26 onwards. It was added by the Smaller Authorities Proper Practices Panel in the Practitioners’ Guide 2025, at paragraphs 1.48 to 1.54 and 5.121 to 5.128.

This report is a documentation check. It tells you whether the information the Code requires has been published, on time, in the required form. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace your internal auditor’s review.