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Local authorities publish a public register of councillor attendance at council meetings, committee meetings, training and conferences.

Local authorities publish annual statements to provide details of political donations councillors received during the previous year.

Local authorities may publish charters to outline their approach to internal audit, controls and risk management.

You must apply to the local authority for a permit if you want to erect a memorial plaque, tree or bench to honour a person, group of people or significant event.

Local authorities publish national codes of conduct for local authority employees and councillors to protect public confidence in local government.

Local authorities publish reports to provide details of how they comply with the Public Spending Code to maintain proper standards and get value for money where public money is being spent or invested.

Local authorities maintain a public register which provides details of financial and other interests disclosed by councillors and relevant council employees to uphold standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest.

Local authorities may plant, prune and fell tree in public parks, open green spaces, along roadsides, on roundabouts and in authorised housing estates to protect and maintain them.