Policies and strategic documents

This section contains the key policies and strategies that enable residents to understand the operational structure of Lewes Town Council, its processes and objectives.

Policies

Scheme of Delegation

View Lewes Town Council Scheme of Delegation (Approved 18 April 2023)

Financial Regulations

View Financial Regulations (Approved 18 April 2023)

Standing orders

View Lewes Town Council Standing Orders (Approved 18 April 2023)

Animal Welfare, Safety and Responsibility Policy

View Animal welfare, safety and responsibility policy July 2022

Beekeeping on Council Allotments

View Bee_Keeping_Agreement_and_Conditions-March-2021

Anti-fraud policy

View Anti-fraud policy @ March 2019

Allotment policy statement and guidance for tenants

View Web-Allotment-Tenancy-Agreement-and-Letting-Agreement-2022

Climate emergency policy

View Policy statement - Climate Emergency

Code of Conduct for councillors

View LTC Code of Conduct @ March 2019

Dignity at work policy

View Dignity at Work policy @ March 2019

Training policy

View Training - statement of intent

Communications policy

View Communications policy @ March 2019

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy

View Equality-Diversity-Inclusion-policy-@-March-2019R2

Health and safety at work policy

View Health and Safety at Work Policy

Investments and reserves policy

View Investment & Reserves Policy @ March 2019

Code of Practice on handling complaints

View Complaints Policy

Strategic documents

All Saints Centre Hire Charges 2023-24

View ASC Fees and Charges from April 2023

Malling Community Centre Hire Charges 2023-24

View MCC Fees and Charges from April 2023

Venue Hire Terms and Conditions 2023

View Lewes Town Council Centre Hire Terms and Conditions 2023

Ponds guidance for Lewes Town Council allotment tenants

View Ponds guidance for allotment tenants

Landport Bottom Management Plan

View Landport Bottom Management Plan

All Saints Centre Fees and Hire Charges for 2022 to 2023

View ASC Fees Charges from April 2022 Final

Major items plan

View Annual Plan update @ October 2021

Statement of principals – council vision

View Council Vision - final January 2020

Assessment of requests for major funding

View Briefing Note - Assessment of 'Major funding' requests

Statement of Community Engagement

View Statement of community engagement Rev 2019

Fairtrade support statement

View Fairtrade Support Statement

Farm animal welfare statement

View Farm Animal Welfare statement

Statement of corporate objectives

View Statement of Corporate Objectives

Freedom of Information statement

View FoI-Policy-2019