Category: Legal/Electoral

MPC AGAR 2025-26 – Notice of conclusion of audit

Notice of Conclusion of Audit

Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31st March 2026

Sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Section 16 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (Sl 2015/234)

1. The audit of accounts for Mountfield Parish Council for the year ended 31st March 2026 has been completed and the accounts have been published.

2. The Annual Governance and Accountability Return is available for inspection by any local government elector in the area of Mountfield Parish Council on application to:

(a) Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)

clerk@mountfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk

01424 838414

(b) At an agreed mutually convenient time until 31st October 2026.

3. Copies will be provided to any person on payment of £20.00 for each copy of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return.

Announcement made by: Irene Marchant – Parish Clerk/RFO

Date of announcement – 28th August 2026

Notice from the Department of Education – Proposed Order under Section 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996

 

Department for Education

Real Estate Team

2nd Floor

Bishopsgate House

Darlington DL1 15Q

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

NOTICE

DATE: 14th April 2025

DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER

FORMER SITE OF MOUNTFIELD AND WHATLINGTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

PROPOSED ORDER UNDER SECTION 554 AND 556 OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1996

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

  1. That the Secretary of State for Education proposes to make an order under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 in respect of the above mentioned Church of England educational foundation. The purpose of sections 554 and 556 is to enable the assets of discontinued denominational voluntary schools to be applied for the benefit of new and continuing voluntary schools and foundation schools of the same denomination within the state system of education. The order will, where appropriate, authorise the sale of the premises described.
  2. That under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 any person interested may within one month after the date of this Notice make representations on the proposed order in writing to the Secretary of State at the Department’s address given below.

A copy of the draft order may be inspected from [Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4pm at #]

Additional copies can be obtained from the Department for Education, Real Estate Team, Bishopsgate House, Darlington, DL1 5QE or email: land.transactions@education.gov.uk

DECLARATION

Department for Education , Real Estate Team. Ref: EEO – Mountfield and Whatlington CofE Primary School

I, IRENE MARCHANT

 

Of MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL

in the County of EAST SUSSEX

do hereby declare that the Notice overleaf was affixed at NOTICE BOARD and PARISH WEBSITE

on the 15th day of APRIL , and remained so affixed for one month from that date.

Dated 14TH April 2025 .

Signature of Declarant IRENE MARCHANT

PARISH CLERK/RFO

15th April 2025 Affixed on noticeboard, New Cut, Mountfield, East Sussex

14th April 2024 posted on Mountfield Parish Council website

Vacancy for a Mountfield Parish Councillor

Apologies – the Notice of Vacancy sent out yesterday is not necessary, will you please bin.
This Notice is only required when there is a full cohort of Members (7 in Mountfield’s case) and a Member resigns or is not able to continue.
Will you also please note that Lorna Ford is the Returning Officer for Rother District Council.
Mountfield Parish Council will go ahead and co-opt a new Member in the usual way, a post will be going out shortly.
Irene – Parish Clerk

Notice of Uncontested Parish Election and Statement of Persons Nominated for District Councillors

Please click on the link below to see the Notice of Uncontested Election for Parish Councillors and the Statement of Persons Nominated for District Councillors.
Notice of Uncontested Election for Parish Councillors and Statement of Persons Nominated for District Councillors
Further information for all Rother Parishes and Wards can be found on the link below.
https://www.rother.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/current-and-forthcoming-elections/

Parish Council Elections 4th May 2023

As you all know, parish councils elections will be held on 4th May and there are existing vacancies for Mountfield Parish Council.

For further information and should you wish to stand, please see the following information from Richard Adams (Election Services Manager) at Rother District Council.

Dear all,

I’m writing to let you know that nomination papers for both the district and parish council elections are now available to download from the Rother website at the following link:

www.rother.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/current-and-forthcoming-elections/

The current elections page also includes links to the timetable, Electoral Commission guidance, annotated nomination papers, and request forms for the electoral register/absent voters lists, along with other information.  I hope you find these resources useful.

In addition, I have attached a copy of the parish council nomination papers (as well as the annotated nominated papers) to this email for convenience.

I would strongly encourage candidates to refer to the annotated nomination papers before completing their own papers – they are a really good resource which will take them through what needs to be included on every page of the forms.

Please forward this email on to any of your Councillors who will be standing again, as well as anyone else who expresses an interest in standing as a candidate.

As ever, please let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Richard

Richard Adams

Electoral Services Manager

Corporate Core – Electoral Services
01424 787826
rother.gov.uk

I also have the nomination papers, so you can contact me for these and further information.

Irene – Parish Clerk

01424 838414/07711224150 – clerk@mountfield.org.uk