Hoveton Community Council

  • HPC Budget 2019-2020

    Following the finalisation of our 2018-2019 financial year-end position, Hoveton Parish Council is pleased to be able to share (as we do every year) our approved budget plans for the coming year:

    Hoveton Parish Council Budget 2019-2020

    Further information about the Parish Council’s financial processes can be found on our Finance page. All relevant financial documents are also published here on the Council’s website (view Financial Documents), and this year our RFO has also produced a helpful guide to the setting of the Parish Precept (Your Parish Precept Explained).

  • Your Parish Precept Explained

    With council tax bills for 2019/2020 currently dropping through letterboxes, this seems like a good time to talk about the parish precept.

    The precept is the council tax that the billing authority (in this case, North Norfolk District Council) collects on behalf of a parish council. The precept is calculated as part of the parish council’s budget; it fills the gap between the parish council’s planned expenditure and its estimated income. Parish councils do not receive any direct funding from central government and so the precept is a hugely important part of a parish council’s income.

    At its 3rd December 2018 meeting, Hoveton Parish Council agreed to request a precept of £51,570 for 2019/2020. This precept represents an increase of £4,500 (or 9.5%) on the precept the Parish Council requested for 2018/2019, though the increase works out at less than £5 extra per average household. The reasons for this increase are outlined in the minutes of the meeting of 3rd December 2018. The percentage increase for the Parish Council that’s listed on local residents’ council tax bills, however, refers to the increase paid by the council tax payer, not the increase in the overall precept amount requested by the Parish Council. So for example, for a Band D property:

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  • NCC Budget Consultation

    Norfolk County Council’s 2019/20 budget consultation is currently inviting members of the public to have their say on some of the latest budget and council tax proposals made by Norfolk County Council (NCC). With the amount of money NCC receives from central government rapidly declining, these proposals include a plan to save £79 million over the next three years, while NCC is also identifying ways of bridging a remaining funding gap of £45.98 million.

    Though a council tax increase has been proposed, Hoveton Parish Council has been advised that this won’t be enough to balance NCC’s budget, meaning NCC must continue to make difficult decisions over how funds are spent. The consultation closes on 23rd December 2018 and local residents can have their say at www.norfolk.gov.uk/budget. Copies of the consultation documents can be requested from [email protected] or 0344 800 8020.

  • A Successful Audit

    Hoveton Parish Council recently received confirmation of the completion of the Council’s external audit for 2017-2018. No concerns were raised in the external auditor’s report and the Clerk was thanked for her hard work in ensuring another successful audit. Your Parish Council has now published its ‘Notice of Conclusion of Audit’ alongside its audited Annual Governance and Accountability Return. These may be viewed on our Financial Documents page.

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