Policies

Our policies set out how we work, the processes we follow, and the way we will deliver our services. You will find our policies on the relevant service pages.

• • Aids and adaptations policy (DOCX - 119Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• Discharging the homelessness duty
• Discretionary Rate Relief Policy
• • Equality, diversity and inclusion policy - April 2024 (DOCX - 64Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Hackney carriage and private hire licensing policy (DOCX - 289Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• Hedgerow Policy
• • ICT Purchasing Policy (DOCX - 100Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• Markets Policy
• Pay policy statement - 2025 - 2026
  • Appendix 1 - Pay policy 2025 - 2026 - Reflecting financial year 2024 - 2025
• Planning Policy / Development Management
• • Prosecution policy (DOCX - 118Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Reasonable adjustments policy - December 2020 (DOCX - 76Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• Recruitment and selection policy
• • Retention and disposal policy - March 2025 (DOCX - 245Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Social media - Acceptable use policy (DOCX - 131Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Statement of Gambling Policy 2022 to 2025 (DOCX - 139Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Statement of licensing policy - 2024 to 2029 (DOCX - 88Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Street Trading Policy (DOCX - 160Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Hackney carriage and private hire warnings, offences, cautions and convictions policy (PDF - 1Mb) Uploaded 05 September 2025
• • Whistleblowing policy (DOCX - 58Kb) Uploaded 05 September 2025