Bassenthwaite Parish Council are constantly reviewing their policies, below are the current policies of the Parish Council along with information about when the policies were most recently reviewed/readopted.
A Parish Council is supported by a large number of policies (which can be found in the table below).
The main two documents that govern how a Parish Council functions are:
| Policy Name | Date Policy most recently reviewed |
| Communications Policy | May 2025 |
| Equality & Diversity Policy | May 2025 |
| Freedom of Information Policy | May 2025 |
| GDPR Policy | May 2025 |
| Complaints Procedure | May 2025 |
| Grievance and Discipline Procedure | May 2025 |
| Publication Scheme | May 2025 |
| Village Green Policy | May 2025 |
| Planning Policy | May 2025 |
| Risk Management Policy & Protocol | May 2025 |
| Scheme of Delegation | May 2025 |
| Health & Safety Policy | May 2025 |
| Code of Conduct | May 2025 |