Financial Information
The Parish Council sets a budget each year and this is largely funded from the Coucnil Tax. Council Tax is charged on each property in a parish, and is seen on your annual Council Tax bill. It is used to fund all the activities that a Parish Council undertakes for the benefit of the community. The County Council, District Council, Police and Fire Service also fund themselves through the Council Tax.
At the end of each financial year, the Parish Council is required, in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations, to complete an Annual Return setting out its Accounting Statements and an Annual Governance Statement. These statements and their supporting documentation are audited by the Council's Internal Auditor and an External Auditor currently appointed by the government.
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2019-2020
Every smaller authority in England that either received gross income or incurred gross expenditure exceeding £25,000 must complete Part 3 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return at the end of each financial year in accordance with Proper Practices. 2. The Annual Governance and Accountability Return is made up of three parts, pages 3 to 6:
• The annual internal audit report is completed by the authority's internal auditor. • Sections 1 and 2 are to be completed and approved by the authority. • Section 3 is completed by the external auditor and will be returned to the authority. 3. The authority must approve Section 1, Annual Governance Statement, before approving Section 2, Accounting Statements, and both must be approved and published before 1 July 2019. 4. An authority with either gross income or gross expenditure exceeding £25,000 or an authority with neither income nor expenditure exceeding £25,000, but which is unable to certify itself as exempt, or is requesting a limited assurance review, must return to the external auditor by email or post (not both):
• the Annual Governance and Accountability Return Sections 1 and 2, together with • a bank reconciliation as at 31 March 2019 • an explanation of any significant year on year variances in the accounting statements • notification of the commencement date of the period for the exercise of public rights • Annual Internal Audit Report 2018/19
Public Notice 2020 (Word Document, 19 Kb)
Public Notice 2020
Audit 2020 (PDF, 3.1 Mb)
Audit 2020
Bank Reconciliation (Excel Spreadsheet, 18 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation
Explanation of Variences (MS Excel, 41 Kb)
Explanation of Variences
Audit 2018-2019
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018-2019 (Word Document, 45 Kb)
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018-2019
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited AGAR 2018/19 (Word Document, 23 Kb)
Notice of public rights & publication of unaudited AGAR 2018/2019

Internal Audit Report 2018-2019
Precept and Budget
The Precept is that element of your Council Tax that is paid to Dunton Bassett Parish Council.
Every year, the Parish Council draws up budgets and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. These are usually finalised at the January Full Council meeting and then submitted to Harborough District Council (HDC).HDC co-ordinates the other demands from Leicestershire County Council, the Police and themselves and come up with the rate to be paid from 1st April of that year.
The precept for 2017-2018 is set and agreed at £7,170.00
The precept for 2018-2019 is set and agreed at £9,851
The precept for 2019-2020 is set and agreed at £10,981.00
The precept for 2020-2021 is set and agreed at £12,390.00
The precept for 2021-2022 is set and agreed at £12,890.00
Precept Application 2018-2019 (MS Excel, 182 Kb)
Precept Application 2018-2019
Precept and Budget 2017-2018 (PDF, 362 Kb)
Precept and Budget 2017-2018
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019 (Excel Spreadsheet, 17 Kb)
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019
Included in this pack:
Bank Reconciliation
Receipts & Payments Summary
Asset Register
Notes to the Accounts
Items of expenditure above £100
Expenditure 2020-2021
Expenditure February 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure February 2021
Expenditure January 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure January 2021
Expenditure December 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
Expenditure December 2020
Expenditure November 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
Expenditure November 2020
Expenditure October 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure October 2020
Expenditure September 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure September 2020
Expenditure August 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure August 2020
Expenditure July 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure July 2020
Expenditure June 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure June 20
Expenditure May 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure May 20
Expenditure April 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 44 Kb)
Expenditure April 20
March Expenditure 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
March Expenditure 2020
February Expenditure 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
February Expenditure 2020
Expenditure January 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 51 Kb)
Expenditure January 2020
Expenditure December 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure December 2020
Expenditure Nov 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure Nov 19
Expenditure Oct 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure Oct 19
Expenditure Sept 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure Sept 19
Expenditure August 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 46 Kb)
Expenditure August 19
Expenditure July 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 46 Kb)
Expenditure July 19
Expenditure June 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure June 19
Expenditure May 20199 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure May 20199
Expenditure April 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 44 Kb)
Expenditure April 19
Grant Applications
Windfarm application for barriers at loves lane 2018 (MS Word, 39 Kb)
Windfarm application for barriers at loves lane 2018
Transparency fund application 2018-2019 (Excel Spreadsheet, 161 Kb)
Transparency fund application 2018-2019
Risk Assessment policy
Risk Assesment Policy (MS Word, 70 Kb)
Risk Assesment Policy
Standing Orders Adopted May 2020
Standing Orders July 2017 (MS Word, 286 Kb)
Standing Orders July 2017
Financial Regulations adopted May 2020
Financial Regulations July 2017 (MS Word, 219 Kb)
Financial Regulations July 2017
Windfarm
Windfarm application form (MS Word, 38 Kb)
Windfarm application form