Websites for Parish Councils

What we provide

For parish and village councils we provide the website, the hosting, email addresses for the clerk and councillors, and training on updating minutes and agendas, so your clerk can publish them without waiting for anyone else.

• The website: from £400 + VAT. If you give us all the details, we can usually get it live in three weeks.
• Hosting: from £120 + VAT a year, including the domain name, security certificate, daily backups and security updates. See website hosting.
• Email: addresses for the clerk and councillors on the council’s own domain. See business email.
• Training: how to add minutes, agendas and meeting papers yourselves.

Councils we’ve built for

We built the websites of Ashby cum Fenby, Brigsley, Healing, Stallingborough parish councils. See all of them on our websites.

What the law asks of a council website

The Transparency Code for smaller councils

In England, a parish council with an annual turnover of no more than £25,000 must follow the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities. It must publish, on a website anyone can see free of charge:

• every item of expenditure above £100
• the end of year accounts
• the annual governance statement
• the internal audit report
• a list of councillor responsibilities
• details of public land and building assets
• minutes, agendas and meeting papers of formal meetings

The yearly items go up by 1 July after the year they cover. Minutes go up within a month of the meeting, and agendas and papers at least three clear days before it. That’s why we train your clerk to upload them.

Accessibility

Public sector websites must meet the accessibility standard WCAG 2.2 AA and publish an accessibility statement explaining how accessible the site is (see GOV.UK). The National Association of Local Councils advises parish and town councils that these regulations apply to them.