The Parish Council is the first tier of local government for the community of Henfield. 

The Parish covers an area of approximately 8 square miles and includes the northerly part of the neighbouring village of Small Dole.

Henfield Parish Council meets monthly on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Henfield Hall. Details on the individual committees can be found on the drop down menu above.

On this website you can access a wide range of information and documents and find out about forthcoming council meetings and decisions. Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings.

Henfield Parish Council Open Data & Local Government Transparency Requirements

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published a revised Local Government Transparency Code on 27 February 2015 which includes new requirements to publish social housing assets. The revised code came into effect on 1 April 2015 and is regulated by the Local Government (Transparency Requirements) (England) Regulations 2015. The code requires local authorities in England to publish its information to the public.

Parish Council financial information can be found on the Finance, Risk & Change page

Parish Council operating policies can be found on the Henfield Parish Council page

Website Accessibility Statement

This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA Standard.

All documents which are essential to providing our services meet accessibilty standards.

Any new PDF's or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

http/:www.henfield.gov.uk was launched 26th February 2020. An interim accessibility test was conducted in September 2020 and found some images without ALT text- this was corrected. A full accessibility test was carried out in January 2021 and found three images without ALT text and some colour contrast issues with link buttons. These issues were corrected. An accessibility test was carried out in May 2022 and again in May 2023. The issues raised with colour contrast were corrected in March 2024. A full accessibility test was carried out in April 2024 with good results and no further action needed. 

AbilityNet has a website with advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Details of what Councillors have registered as financial and other interests.

Councillors are required to register their pecuniary and other interests within 28 days of their appointment to office. They are also required to register pecuniary interests of their spouse or live-in partner, if applicable. These details are held in a Register of Members’ Interests: