Freedom of Information (FOI)

Publication scheme

The Publication Scheme sets the information the council is required to publish in line with the ICO’s model publication scheme and provides links to that information.

The model publication scheme consists of seven commitments and seven classes of information which include:

Who are we and what we do.

What we spend and how we spend it.

What our priorities are and how we are doing.

How we make decisions.

Our policies and procedures.

Lists and registers.

The services we offer.

Who we are and what we do
Council Constitution	Council Constitution
Council democratic structure	Meetings, agendas, and minutes \| South Ribble Committee structure \| South Ribble
Organisational chart	Organisation structure and senior salaries \| South Ribble
Gender pay gap reporting	South Ribble Borough Council - Gender pay gap service
Location and opening times of council properties	Other ways to get in touch \| South Ribble
Currently elected councillors’ information and contact details	Your Councillors \| South Ribble
Contact details for all customer-facing departments	Contact – South Ribble My Council – South Ribble Borough Council
Most recent election results	Previous election results – South Ribble
Relationships with other authorities	Outside bodies \| South Ribble
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial statements, budgets and variance reports	Statement of accounts \| South Ribble
Capital programme	Capital Strategy (Appendix G)
Financial audit reports	Statement of accounts \| South Ribble
The members’ allowances scheme and the allowances paid under it to councillors each year	Members allowance scheme \| South Ribble
Staff allowances and expenses Pay and grading structure	Pay Policy 2025/26 Policy Statement \| South Ribble
Procurement procedures	Procurement - A cooperative approach \| Procurement \| South Ribble
Details of contracts currently being tendered	Procurement - Current opportunities \| Procurement \| South Ribble
List of contracts awarded and their value	Contracts Transparency Register \| South Ribble
Financial statements for projects and events District auditor’s reports	Statement of accounts \| South Ribble
Internal financial regulations	Constitution (from page 214 ‘Financial Regulations’)
Funding for partnership arrangements	Community grants and funding - Homepage \| Community group grants and funding \| South Ribble
What our priorities are and how are we doing
Annual reports	South Ribble Council Annual Report
Strategies and business plans for services provided by the Council	Corporate Strategy 2025/2026 \| South Ribble Capital Strategy (Appendix G)
Best value performance plans Internal and external organisation performance reviews Best value performance indicators	Performance \| South Ribble
Strategies developed in partnership with other authorities	Central Lancashire Local Plan \| South Ribble
Economic Strategy and objectives	Economic Strategy \| South Ribble
Forward plan of Key Decisions	Forward plan of executive decisions \| South Ribble
Capital strategy	Capital Strategy (Appendix G)
District auditor’s reports on the best value performance plan and performance indicators	Performance \| South Ribble
Inspection reports	Corporate Peer Challenge: South Ribble Borough Council \| Local Government Association
Local Area Agreements	Key Contracts and Partnerships Framework \| South Ribble
Statistical information produced in accordance with the Council’s and departmental requirements	South Ribble district - Lancashire County Council Office for National Statistics
Service standards	Customer Access Charter \| South Ribble
Public service agreements	Contracts Transparency Register \| South Ribble
How we make decisions
Timetable of council meetings	Monthly meetings calendar
Agendas, officers’ reports, background papers and minutes of council committee, sub committee and standing forum meetings.	Committee structure \| South Ribble
Major policy proposals and decisions Facts and analyses of facts considered when framing major policies	Forward plan of executive decisions \| South Ribble
Public consultations	South Ribble - Your Say - Citizen Space Site - Citizen Space
Our policies and procedures
Policies and procedures for conducting council business	Council Constitution
Policies and procedures for delivering our services	Customer Access Charter \| South Ribble Equality and Diversity \| South Ribble
Pay policy statement	Pay Policy 2025/26 Policy Statement \| South Ribble
Policies and procedures about the recruitment and employment of staff	Working at the council – South Ribble
Customer service	Make a complaint \| South Ribble Customer Access Charter \| South Ribble
Records management and personal data policies	Data Protection Policy Statement \| South Ribble Purpose and Scope \| Data Retention and Erasure Policy \| South Ribble
Charging regimes and policies	South Ribble Borough Council fees and charges \| South Ribble
Lists and Registers - Some may be available for inspection only.
Public registers and registers held as public records	Births, marriages and deaths – South Ribble Food premises registration Licensing Act 2003
Asset registers and information asset register	Local authority land \| South Ribble
CCTV	Information available on request
Register of councillors’ financial and other interests	Your Councillors \| South Ribble (within ‘Register of interests’ for each councillor).
Register of gifts and hospitality	Information available on request
Highways, licensing, planning, commons, footpaths etc	South Ribble Borough Council – South Ribble
Register of electors	Register of electors \| South Ribble
Services provided by the Council	South Ribble Borough Council – South Ribble
Media releases	Latest news – South Ribble
Election Information	Elections and Voting – South Ribble