Over £19,000 has been spent on legal/HR fees

Debden Parish Council Accounts – Legal/ HR Advice Published Costs

[Source: Information copied from DPC minutes on their website13.03.23]

  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule (2) for Meeting 24th September 2021 Thomas Mansfield Solicitors Ltd Professional services Employment advice £3600-00 Vine HR Ltd Professional services Employment advice £234-00
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 24th November 2021 (2) Thomas Mansfield Solicitors £1452-00 (HR advice to end October 2021)
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 22nd December (2) Thomas Mansfield Solicitors £2706-00 (HR advice to Invoice dated 30th November 2021)
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 26th January 2022 (2) Thomas Mansfield Solicitors £ 990-00 (HR advice to Invoice dated 22 December 2021) Vine HR Ltd (HR support November/ December) £ 838-50
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 23rd February 2022 (2) Thomas Mansfield Solicitors £ 1617-00 (HR advice; invoice dated 31 January 2022)
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 27th April 2022 (Part 2) Thomas Mansfield LLP £1377.00
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting 27th July 2022 (2) Thomas Mansfield LLP £1979.40
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting, 25th January 2023 (2) Thomas Mansfield LLP £3824.40
  • Debden Parish Council Payment Schedule for Meeting, 22nd February (2) Thomas Mansfield LLP £1016.40 (Minutes state personnel matter).

Total – £19,634-70p      

[There is no specific note of any payments to the External Auditor]

Please note, the above payment authorisations have been made in meetings at which the public are excluded under PUBLIC BODIES (ADMISSION TO MEETINGS) ACT 1960 according to the minutes.

Following the removal of the previous Parish Clerk a new Clerk was recruited and £2,000 has been budgeted for their training.

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