Local Government Transparency Code

The Local Government Transparency Code requires town and parish councils which have a gross annual income or expenditure (whichever is higher) exceeding £200,000 to publish certain information to ensure local people can now see and access data covering; how money is spent, use of assets, decision making and issues important to local people.

In accordance with the code, Lyme Regis Town Council makes the following information available:

Expenditure exceeding £500

A schedule of payments made, including those below £500, are presented to either the Strategy and Finance Committee or Full Council on a timely basis. Approved schedules of payments for 2025-26 are available here but if you require schedules prior to this, please contact us:

Government Procurement Card transactions

This council does not make any transactions on a Government Procurement Card.

Procurement information

This information is currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Local authority land

This information is currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Social housing asset value

This council does not own or manage any social housing assets.

Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations

The council provides various grants to local organisations. The council awards community grants of up to £1,000 annually, and large capital grants of up to £12,500 twice a year. The council also awards term grants, which are for revenue funding over the council term, typically five years. The council also awards one-off funding in special circumstances, and other grants exist for ongoing services.

View all grants awarded in 2025-26.

Organisation chart

The council has an organisation chart which includes every member of staff at all levels. The chart includes each employee's grade, their job title, whether they are permanent or temporary staff, their contact details, their salary bracket and the maximum salary for the grade. It does not include the local authority department and team as this is not relevant in our organisation.

Trade union facility time

The trade union represented in this council is Unison.

There are no staff who are union representatives and no spending on unions.

Parking account

We have published a breakdown of income and expenditure on the authority’s parking account. The breakdown of income includes details of revenue collected from off-street parking and Penalty Charge Notices and how the council has spent a surplus on its parking account. The council does not manage any on-street parking.

Parking account 2021-22

Parking account 2022-23

Parking account 2023-24

Parking account information for 2024-25 is currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Parking spaces

Details about the council's car parks are available on the Parking page, which also details the number of marked out controlled off-street parking spaces. The council does not manage any on-street parking.

Senior salaries

There is one employee whose remuneration this year is at least £50,000. The town clerk's salary scale is spinal column point 43 to 47 (£54,495-£59,012). The town clerk is paid at spinal column point 47.

There are no employees whose salaries are £150,000 or more.

No employees have received bonuses or 'benefits in kind'.

Constitution

Lyme Regis Town Council is governed and guided in its decision-making processes by a suite of documents; standing orders, financial regulations, terms and reference and scheme of delegation, and a member code of conduct. Links to these documents can be found below.

Standing Orders

Financial Regulations

Terms of Reference and Scheme of Delegation

Councillor Code of Conduct

Pay multiple

This information is being compiled and will be published shortly.

Fraud

In 2024-25 and so far in 2025-26, the council has never had to use powers under the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud (Power to Require Information) (England) Regulations 2014, or similar powers

There have been no employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions of fraud and there are no professionally accredited counter fraud specialists.

There has been no spend by the council on the investigation and prosecution of fraud and no fraud cases investigated.

Waste contracts

This information is being compiled and will be published shortly.