Freedom of Information

We have put as much information as possible on this website, so that it can be accessed free of charge.

We can provide hard copies of information, but we may make a charge for this. If we do make a charge, it will be 20p per sheet. Postage will be charged at the Royal Mail rate. We will let you know how much you will pay before we supply the information.

Please put your request in writing to:

The Parish Clerk
2 Howburn Farm Cottages
Cornhill on Tweed
Northumberland TD12 4RR

We publish the following information in accordance with the model publication scheme prepared and approved by the Information Commissioner.

Who we are and what we do

What we spend and how we spend it

What our priorities are and how we are doing

The minutes of the Annual Assembly, on our Meetings page, summarise the year’s work.

How we make decisions

The Parish Council meets six times a year. Meetings, which are open to the public, are in alternate months beginning in May, on the second Tuesday of the month.

  • Meeting agendas and minutes of the meetings are published on our Meetings page.
  • Responses to planning applications and to consultation papers are on our Planning and Consultations page.

Our policies and procedures

The Parish Clerk holds the Parish Council’s records and is the Parish Council’s registered Data Controller.

Lists and registers

  • Our Register of Assets lists the assets that belong to the Parish Council.
  • The Register of Members’ Interests is held by Northumberland County Council and is available on the Carham Parish Council page of its website – scroll down the list of parish councils and click on Carham.

The services we offer

Carham Parish Council provides and manages this website (the Carham Community Website). We also produce and distribute a newsletter twice a year.

The Parish Council manages the children’s play park in Wark village.