Quality Status
In January 2006 Ashover Parish Council was accredited with 'Quality' Status. Your Parish Council was in the top 200 out of 10,000 town and parish councils throughout England and Wales and 9th out of 204 active Parish and Town Councils in Derbyshire to gain 'Quality' status.
The Quality Parish and Town Council scheme was launched in June 2003, following the publication of the Government's Rural White Paper, 2000. The scheme is designed to provide benchmark minimum standards for parish and town councils, and enable them to better represent the communities they serve. The scheme also aims to enhance relationships between local councils, principal authorities and community and voluntary sector organisations.
In order to achieve Quality Status, parish and town councils must demonstrate that they have reached the standard required by passing several tests including;
Electoral mandate
Qualifications of the clerk
Council meetings
Communications
Annual report
Accounts
Code of conduct
The tests exceed the statutory duties of parish and town councils and represent the standards that an efficient, well run parish council should achieve.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF QUALITY STATUS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FILE BELOW
Annual report 2009-2010 (700kb)
Meeting Calendar
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Ashover Parish Council gains "QUALITY STATUS"