Financial Regulations
Burwash Parish Council has agreed Financial Regulations which apply to its activities. You can see them here. The regulations are reviewed every year at the Council’s Annual General Meeting.
Section 137
In meetings and in reports, councillors or the Parish Clerk will sometimes refer to Section 137 expenditure. This is a section of the Local Government Act of 1972 which allows councils to spend money in a way which is “in the interests of and will directly benefit its area or any part of it and some or all of its inhabitants”.
Section 137 is used when no other specific power is available and can be used for expenditure on such things as grants to voluntary bodies, fund raising events, organisations providing not for profit public services, and to contribute to charities and disaster appeals. Other examples include village histories, plaques, prizes, landscaping and flower shows. Section 137 expenditure is limited each year by a formula which multiplies the number of electors in the Parish by a set amount per parishioner, currently £8.12. This amount is reviewed annually by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
Grants to Local Organisations
Burwash Parish Council sets aside money each year to make grants to organisations for projects that benefit local residents. The Local Government Transparency Code requires BPC to to publish details of its grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. See below for recent grant details. Here are details of the Council’s grants awarding policy and a grant application form.
| Organisation | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 |
| Battle Area Community Transport | £1000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 |
| Bonfire Society | £500 | £410 | £400 | £350 |
| Burwash Brownies and Guides | £990 | £500 | £400 | |
| Burwash Buzzy Bees Pre-School | £1,105 | |||
| Burwash Cricket Club | £860 | £1,000 | £600 | |
| Burwash Weald Cricket Club | £1,000 | £600 | ||
| Burwash Playing Field Association | £1,500 | £1,280 | £2,000 | £1,250 |
| Burwash Scouts | £500 | £355 | £300 | £299 |
| Burwash Weald & Common MF Playing Field | £1,500 | £1,420 | £2,000 | £2,000 |
| CAB Bexhill | £500 | £695 | £500 | |
| Christ the King Church | £300 | |||
| Rother Rural Trust | £250 | |||
| St Bartholomew’s Church | £1,250 | £1,160 | £1,100 | £1,250 |
| St Philips Church | £500 | £1,315 | £1,100 | £1,800 |
| Burwash Village Hall | £1,000 | £870 | £850 | £850 |
| Burwash PPG –
Fairfield Surgery |
£450 | |||
| Burwash Common and Weald Residents’ Assoc | £200 |
Expenditure over £500
The Local Government Transparency Code requires local authorities to publish details of individual items of expenditure above £500, on a quarterly basis. Click below for recent payments.
Salaries & Pay Multiple
The Local Government Transparency Code requires local authorities to publish details (including job descriptions, responsibilities, budgets and staff numbers) of any senior employees earning over £50,000 per annum.
Burwash Parish Council has no staff member earning over £50,000 per annum.
Other policy documents can be viewed below:
The Council’s policies and procedures are regularly reviewed to incorporate new legislation.