Who we are & what we do
Painswick Parish Council consists of 12 elected Councillors who serve for a four year term. Wards include:- Painswick, Slad, Sheepscombe and Edge.
The Town Hall is located at Victoria Street, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6QA. The Parish Office is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings between 10am and 12noon.
Council Meetings - see the diary of meetings for more information.
Find further information relating to the services offered by the Parish Council.
Chairman's Report
Chairmans Report May 2022 (PDF, 171 Kb)
Chairmans Report May 2022
Parish Council Elections
Parish Council Elections were postponed due to Covid and took place on Thursday 6th May 2021
Painswick Parish Council is a Warded Council with 7 Councillors to be elected from the Painswick Ward, 1 from Edge Ward and 2 each from Sheepscombe and Slad Wards.
The next elections are now due in May 2023
Vacancies
Slad Ward - Uncontested Election Result May 2021 (PDF, 8 Kb)
Slad Ward - Uncontested Election Result May 2021
Interested in becoming a Parish Councillor (PDF, 190 Kb)
Interested in becoming a Parish Councillor - Painswick PC
Councillors
Our councillors are elected or co-opted. If you would like to become a councillor or find out more about what they do then please contact the Parish Office
- Councillors
A list of our councillors along with contact information and which committees they are on.
Members Code of Conduct
- Register of Interests
Code of Conduct (PDF, 355 Kb)
Members Code of Conduct
The Good Councillors Guide (PDF, 927 Kb)
Good Councillors Guide 2017.
Committees and Trusts
Our committees have specific tasks and can have delegated powers. The Council is also the corporate body for the Frederick Gyde Trust and the Recreation Ground Trust.
- Committees and Trusts
List of our Committees and Trusts.
Councillors Committee Representation May 19 (PDF, 241 Kb)
Councillors representation on committees, as agreed by the Council in their meeting held on Wednesday 8th May 2019.
Representation on other bodies 2019 (PDF, 293 Kb)
Councillors representation on other bodies May 2019.
Painswick Parish Council Standing Orders
Standing Orders (October 2019) (PDF, 874 Kb)
Standing Orders - revised Oct 2019
Training
Training Policy December 2018 (PDF, 178 Kb)
Training Policy for Staff and Councillors.
Training spreadsheet (PDF, 198 Kb)
Training under taken by the Councillors and Staff in 2016 / 2017.
Training Record (CPD) The Clerk (PDF, 393 Kb)
Record of Continuous Professional Training.
Staff Appraisal procedures (PDF, 558 Kb)
Appraisal procedures for staff.
Risk Management
Risk Management Policy (PDF, 358 Kb)
Risk Management Policy reviewed April 2018.
Financial Risk Assessment Dec 18 (PDF, 212 Kb)
Financial Risk Assessment - Reviewed in Finance Committee meeting December 2018.
Complaints
Complaints Policy (PDF, 190 Kb)
Complaints Policy - against the Council (Councillors, Staff, Volunteers or Contractors).
Parish Plan
Parish Plan Update adopted 28th Sep 2022 (PDF, 293 Kb)
Parish Plan Update adopted 28th Sep 2022
Policies
Our Staff
