Nether Wicken Parish CouncilSuffolk

Compliance report

This report checks Nether Wicken 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.

19%of checks met

Assertion 10: Not yet

One or more requirements are not met. Your council cannot properly answer “Yes” to Assertion 10 until these are resolved.

2 met · 2 need attention · 12 not met

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

All checks

  1. Accessibility statement published Needs attention

    Published, but last reviewed 70 months ago. The Guide requires it be kept under regular review.

    [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 Not met

    Clerk email is on gmail.com, a personal email provider. The Guide names this exact pattern as non-compliant.

    [PG] 1.26

  4. Council-controlled .gov.uk domain Not met

    netherwicken.wixsite.com is a third-party builder subdomain. The council does not control it, and residents cannot tell it is official.

    [PG] 5.123

  5. Freedom of Information publication scheme adopted Not met

    Not published. Adopting the Information Commissioner’s model publication scheme meets this.

    [PG] 1.50; FOIA 2000 s.19

  6. Data protection policy published Not met

    Not published. Covers UK GDPR and DPA 2018.

    [PG] 1.51–1.53, 5.127

  7. IT policy adopted Not met

    Not published. Explains how clerks and members conduct council business securely on council and personal equipment.

    [PG] 1.54, 5.128

  8. Data protection officer identified Not met

    No data protection officer recorded. The Guide asks authorities to appoint one to oversee data protection and GDPR compliance.

    [PG] 5.127

  9. Draft minutes published within one month Not met

    1 meeting(s) over a month old with no minutes published: 2026-05-12.

    [TC] para 29

  10. Agendas published three clear days before the meeting Not met

    Short notice on: 2026-09-08 (none published), 2026-07-14 (2 clear days), 2026-01-13 (0 clear days).

    [TC] para 30

  11. All items of expenditure above £100 (2025-26) Not met

    Nothing published for 2025-26. The deadline for 2025-26 was 1 July 2026 and has passed.

    [TC] paras 13–15

  12. End of year accounts (2025-26) Not met

    Not published for 2025-26. The deadline for 2025-26 was 1 July 2026 and has passed.

    [TC] paras 16–17

  13. Annual governance statement (2025-26) Not met

    Not published for 2025-26. The deadline for 2025-26 was 1 July 2026 and has passed.

    [TC] paras 18–19

  14. Internal audit report (2025-26) Not met

    Not published for 2025-26. The deadline for 2025-26 was 1 July 2026 and has passed.

    [TC] paras 20–22

  15. List of councillor responsibilities Met

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

    [TC] para 23

  16. Details of public land and building assets Needs attention

    1 assets published, 1 missing required fields.

    [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.