Publication scheme
Wakefield Council is required by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to have a Publication Scheme.
The Scheme provides information on the Council's services, spending, decision-making, performance, and policies.
The Council's website has a section dedicated to the Scheme, which is easy to navigate and regularly updated.
Who we are and what we do
Council Constitution
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/policies-and-procedures/constitution
Council democratic structure
Council directorate structure
Location and opening times of Council properties
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/markets
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-health-and-leisure
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture
Currently elected councillors' information and contact details
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/councillors-and-mayor
Contact details for customer facing departments
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/site/contact
Most recent election results
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial statements, budgets and reports
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/budget-and-spending
Financial audit reports
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/budget-and-spending/statement-of-accounts
Members' allowances schemes and the allowances paid under them to councillors each year
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/councillors-and-mayor/councillors-allowances
Procurement procedures
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/business/procurement-tendering
Details of contracts being tendered and awarded
What are our priorities, and how are we doing?
Annual reports
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/budget-and-spending/statement-of-accounts
Strategies developed in partnership with other organisations
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/our-people-and-communities/partnership-working/
Forward plan
http://mg.wakefield.gov.uk/mgListPlans.aspx?RPId=222&RD=0
Capital strategy
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/budget-and-spending/statement-of-accounts
Best value performance indicators
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/access-to-information/how-well-are-we-doing
http://www.wakefieldjsna.co.uk/wider-determinants/state-of-the-district-report/
http://www.wakefieldjsna.co.uk/wider-determinants/area-profiles/
How we make decisions
Timetable of Council meetings
http://mg.wakefield.gov.uk/ieDocHome.aspx?bcr=1
Agendas, officers' reports, background papers and minutes of Council committee, sub committee and standing forum meetings
http://mg.wakefield.gov.uk/ieDocHome.aspx?bcr=1
Major policy proposals and decisions
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/councillors-and-mayor/delegated-decision-registers
State of the District
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/access-to-information/stats-facts-maps
http://www.wakefieldjsna.co.uk/
Public consultations
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/about-the-council/consultations
Internal communications guidance, criteria used for decision-making, internal instructions, manuals and guidelines
Guidance for Elected Members
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/standardscommittee/guidance-for-elected-members.pdf#search=Governance
Overview and Scrutiny in Wakefield
Our policies and procedures
Policies and procedures for conducting council business
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/business/procurement-tendering/policies-principles
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/business/procurement-tendering/selling
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/business/procurement-tendering/procedure-rules
Policies and procedures for delivering our services
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/markets
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-health-and-leisure
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture
https://www.experiencewakefield.co.uk/
Charging regimes and policies
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/markets
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-health-and-leisure
Lists and registers
Public registers and registers held as public records
http://licensing.wakefield.gov.uk/paforlalpaclive/1/wcahome/
Asset registers and information asset register
https://datamillnorth.org/dataset/wakefield-land-and-building-assets
Register of councillors' financial and other interests
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/councillors-and-mayor
Register of gifts and hospitality
http://mg.wakefield.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1
Members' register of gifts and hospitality are included on each individual Member's web-page.
Highways, licensing, planning, commons, footpaths etc.
http://licensing.wakefield.gov.uk/PAforLalpacLIVE/1/LicensingActPremises/Search
Register of electors
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/elections/electorate-statistics
Services provided by the Council
Services for members of the public
Information for visitors to the area, leisure information, events, museums, libraries and archive collections
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/markets
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/libraries-and-local-history
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-health-and-leisure
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/events-and-culture
Media releases
https://yourdistrict.wakefield.gov.uk/
Election information
Certain data relating to Wakefield Council is published on the Data Mill North site and can be accessed via the following link.
The Data Mill North site also contains data held by a number of other organisations.
Information held by Wakefield Council which is not published under the Scheme can be requested by means of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Details of how to submit such a request can be accessed via the following link.