Finance & Strategic Documents
Ross-on-Wye Town Council ensures transparent, responsible financial management and openly reports public funds, while publishing strategic documents.
Finance
Ross-on-Wye Town Council as a public body is responsible for its own finances.
It is required to make arrangements for the proper administration of its financial affairs and to ensure the appointment of someone as the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO). The Town Clerk is also the RFO and has the responsibility to oversee and manage the finances of the Council.
The Council must work within a legal framework that is specified within the Accounts and Audit Regulations and it must ensure that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards.
Good governance, accountability and transparency are essential and a cornerstone to improving public services. The Council must ensure that public money is safeguarded, properly accounted for and used economically, efficiently and effectively.
The Council has to submit an Annual Governance and Accountability Return to PKF Littlejohn who is the Council’s appointed External Auditors.
The Council is required to publicly report the outcome of the review of its accounts and also to make its accounting statements and other documents available for public inspection.
The Management Committee notes all items of expenditure and accepts a Schedule of Payments at each meeting:
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
September 2025
August 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
Direct debits are noted and accepted by the committee each quarter.
If you would like more information about the Council’s financial responsibilities please contact us on 01989 562373.
Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2025
Notice of conclusion of Audit FE Year end 31 March 2025
Notice of conclusion of Audit FE Year end 31 March 2024
Notice of conclusion of Audit FE Year end 31 March 2023
Notice of Conclusion of Audit FE Year end 31 March 2022
Notice of Conclusion of Audit FE Year end 31 March 2021
Budget 2025/2026
Budget 2024/2025
Budget 2023/2024
Budget 2022/2023
Strategic Documents
As a Town Council we obtain, create and manage a large amount of information relating to our services, residents and stakeholders which require the Council to consider, adopt and follow set policies.
We are committed to both the concepts of transparency and open government but recognise the importance of protecting the privacy of our residents and employees. We intend to achieve this by ensuring that we have clear and understandable rules about the information we collect, hold and share.
Our aim is to ensure that we have the right information to allow us to progress and continue to improve customer service and by managing that information effectively and efficiently, to provide the best value services for everyone accessing them.
Annual Investment Strategy
Apologies for Absence
Asset Register and Disposal Policy
Civic Award
Civic Protocol
Code of Conduct for Councillors
Communications Policy
Community Engagement Statement of Intent
Complaints Procedure
Councillor Vacancy & Co-option Procedure
Councillor Buddy Scheme
Data Protection Policy
Data Security Incident Procedure
Data Subject Request Procedure
Data Subject Access Request Form
Document Retention Policy
Equality and Diversity
Financial Regulations
Financial Reserves Policy
Mayor’s Allowance Policy
Member Officer Protocol
Planning Obligations Policy (Section 106)
Publication Scheme
Publication Scheme Policy
Recording of Town Council meetings
Risk Management Policy
Safeguarding Policy
Scheme of Delegation/Terms of Reference
Staff and Councillor Training and Development Policy
Standing Orders
Statement of Internal Control
Sustainability Policy
Tree Policy
Twinning Policy