Publication scheme

A guide to accessing information

The publication scheme sets out the categories of information that we publish and it explains how to access that information.

This publication scheme is not a list of individual publications, but is a description of the classes or types of information that we are committed to publishing.

Not all information we hold or publish is shown in our publication scheme. Contact the Freedom of Information team to request access to any information that is not regularly published.

The types of information are shown below:

Who we are and what we do

Organisational information/ structures

Location and opening times

Contact details

Most recent election results

election results

Relationships with other authorities

What we spend and how we spend it

Financial information about projected and actual income and expenditure, procurement, contracts and financial audit

Financial statements and reports

financial audit reports
financial statements, budgets and variance reports including details of expenditure over £500
our statement of accounts

Member and staff allowances

councillor allowances - North Yorkshire Council Constitution version 6 April 2024 shows the allowances paid under it to councillors each year. This is reported annually to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and overseen by the Independent Renumeration Committee
pay and grading structure
pay multiplier statement

Procurement procedures/contracts

What our priorities are and how we are doing

Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews

How we make decisions

Decision making processes and records of decision

Our policies and procedures

Current written policies, and policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities

Council policies

Charging regimes and policies

Lists and registers

Public registers and registers held as public records

public rights of way and definitive map
highways gazetteer
planning applications
land charges
common land and village green register - available for inspection only
register of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships - available for inspection only

Statutory lists

Services provided by the council

Information about the services we provide including leaflets, guidance and newsletters

Details of all council services can be found on our home page or by using the search tool which can be found at the top of each web page, or by visiting our A to Z of services page.

Asset register

The following pages show the prices for publications, leaflets and information that we charge for: