Wiston Parish Council
Welcome to the official website of Wiston Parish Council, in the county of West Sussex, UK.
The Parish of Wiston lies at the foot of the South Downs, a few miles west of Steyning in West Sussex. Recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, it has long been associated with Wiston House, a seventeenth-century country residence and the home of Wilton Park
. The parish covers roughly 1,300 acres of downland, woodland and agricultural land, with a resident population of just over 200 people. Notable buildings include All Saints’ Church, Buncton (a small Norman chapel dating from the eleventh century) and The Meeting Place on Water Lane, which functions as a village hall and is available for hire.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
(all starting at 6pm at The Wiston Meeting Place):
Wednesday 18th March
Wednesday 6th May (followed by the Annual General Meeting)
Wednesday 16th September
Wednesday 18th November
Wednesday 17th March 2027
Papers for the next meeting will normally be available to view and download one week before the meeting date.For more information, contact the Clerk
Minutes of Past Meetings
The minutes and associated papers of the meetings held over the previous twelve months are available to view and download here (PDF format). Contact the Clerk if you would like to see the minutes of older meetings.
Members' Information
Members' Registers of Interest are provided here to view and download (PDF format).
Chairman: Sid Garner
Vice-Chairman: John Goring
Mary Leppard
Marion Nash
Steve PageContact the Parish Clerk: Matthew Thomas
Governance
Past Annual Governance and Accountability forms are provided here, together with internal audit reports and the most recent financial reports (PDF format).
Policies and Procedures
The Council's policies and procedures are provided here.
Transparency
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the code) came into effect on 1 April 2015. The code is issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in exercise of powers under section 2 of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, and replaces any previous codes issued in relation to authorities in England under those powers.The code does not replace or supersede the existing framework for access to and re-use of public sector information provided by the:• Freedom of Information Act 2000 (as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012)
• Environmental Information Regulations 2004
• Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005
• Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community regulations 2009
• Sections 25 and 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 which provides rights for persons to inspect a local authority’s accounting records and supporting documentation, and to make copies of them.The code requires local authorities in England to publish the following information quarterly:• Expenditure Exceeding £100
• Government Procurement Card transactions
Wiston Parish Council does not use a Government Procurement Card and therefore has no information to publish.
• Procurement information
The code requires that local authorities must publish details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value that exceeds £5,000. To date Wiston Parish Council has not issued any such invitation.Additionally, local authorities are required to publish the following information annually (provided below where relevant/available):• Local Authority Land
• Social Housing Assets
• Grants to Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Organisations
• Organisational Chart
• Trade Union Facility Time
• Parking Account
• Parking Spaces
• Senior Salaries
• Constitution
Wiston Parish Council’s constitution is made up of the Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct, which can be found on our Policies and procedures page.
• Pay Multiple
• FraudWiston Parish Council complies with the requirements of the code by publishing the information on this website. Hard copies are available on request from the Parish Clerk. Please note that in most cases these requirements are not applicable, due to the small size of the Council.Full details of the code can be found here.