Documents
tagged "Advice Note"
YLCA Advice Note 5: Section 137 Updated 1.4.24
Advice Note 5 Section 137 Updated 1.4.24
Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
YLCA Advice Note 38: Transparency Code for council with turnover above £200,000
YLCA Advice Note 38: Transparency Code for council with turnover above £200,000
Mon, 18th Mar 2024
YLCA Advice Note 37: Transparency Code for councils with turnover below £25,000
YLCA Advice Note 37: Transparency Code for councils with turnover below £25,000
Mon, 18th Mar 2024
Advice Note 12a: Example Committee Terms of Reference
Advice Note 12a: Example Committee Terms of Reference
Tue, 12th Mar 2024
YLCA Advice Note 25: Election and Co-option (February 2024)
YLCA Advice Note 25: Election and Co-option (February 2024)
Wed, 6th Mar 2024
YLCA Advice Note 33: Chairing Skills
This guidance is for any person that presides over full council and committee meetings. It explains the skills needed to be a competent Chair.
Mon, 18th Dec 2023
YLCA Advice Note 39: Biodiversity Duty
An advice note about the duty for local councils to consider Biodiversity
Fri, 1st Dec 2023
YLCA Advice Note 01: Benefits of Membership
YLCA Advice Note 01: Benefits of Membership
Thu, 27th Apr 2023
YLCA Advice Note 36: Selecting, Appointing and Instructing an Internal Auditor
Advice Note 36: Selecting, Appointing and Instructing an Internal Auditor
Wed, 1st Mar 2023
YLCA Advice Note 35: Timing of the Annual Meeting of the Council and Annual Parish Meeting
YLCA Advice Note 35: Timing of the Annual Meeting of the Council and Annual Parish Meeting
Wed, 1st Mar 2023
YLCA Advice Note 30: Apologies for Absence and Reasons for Absence (Jan 2023)
YLCA Advice Note 30: Apologies for Absence and Reasons for Absence (Jan 2023)
Wed, 18th Jan 2023
YLCA Advice Note 34: A resume of the various sections of the Local Government Act 1972
YLCA Advice Note 34: A resume of the various sections of the Local Government Act 1972
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
YLCA Advice Note 04: Procedural Motions at Meetings
YLCA Advice Note 04: Procedural Motions at Meetings
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
YLCA Advice Note 31: Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning - a basic guide an template plan
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
YLCA Advice Note 10: Casual Vacancies updated December 2022
YLCA Advice Note 10: Casual Vacancies updated December 2022
Tue, 8th Mar 2022
YLCA Advice Note 27: Co-option following a casual vacancy
Co-option following a casual vacancy.
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
YLCA Advice Note 29: Local Council Audit not exceeding £25,000 2020
YLCA Advice Note 29 Local Council Audit not exceeding £25,000 2020
Thu, 7th May 2020
YLCA Advice Note 09: Chairman's Allowance May 2019
This YLCA Advice Note covers the legislation which allows the payment of a chairman's allowance, what the allowance may be used for and arrangements for the payment of the allowance.
Wed, 22nd Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 20: Notification of Planning Applications revised January 2020
This Advice Note sets out the consultation rights of local councils on planning applications under current legislation.
Thu, 9th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 28: Bullying and Harassment of Council Employees revised November 2019
This Advice Note explains the behaviours that can be described as bullying or harassment, what a local council as an employer can do to prevent these behaviours and how councillors should be expected to behave towards council staff. It is best practice for local councils to adopt a bullying and harassment policy to protect its employees.
Tue, 7th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 26: Transparency Code for Smaller Councils revised June 2019
This Advice Note explains the requirements of the transparency code for smaller councils ( all local councils with a turnover not exceeding £25,000). It gives links to the legislation and includes a list of the information which is required to be published on a publicly accessible website.
Tue, 7th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 22 Annex: Template Recording Policy
This Annex relates to YLCA Advice Note 22 and is a template recording policy.
Tue, 7th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 22: The Recording of Meetings and Officer Decisions revised June 2019
This Advice Note explains that under The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, anyone can record a council meeting. It also covers the requirement for the recording of decisions made by officers using delegated powers. There is a separate Annex to this advice note which is a template recording policy document for local councils.
Tue, 7th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 21: Travellers Briefing Note revised September 2014
This Advice note sets out the legal and policy position in relation to Travellers and some of the key powers available, including to local councils, to address illegal and unauthorised encampments.
Tue, 7th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 19: General Power of Competence revised April 2019
This Advice Note explains the freedom granted by the general power of competence, the criteria to be met before a local council can use it and some restrictions on using the power.
Mon, 6th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 16: The Mandatory Publications Scheme revised April 2019
This Advice Note explains the requirement under Freedom of Information legislation for all local councils and parish meetings to adopt a Publication Scheme which gives details of information held by the council or parish meeting which is unreservedly available to the public.
Mon, 6th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 15: The use of Parish Polls revised April 2019
This Advice Note explains parish polls at a parish meeting.
Mon, 6th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 14: Number of Councillors revised April 2019
This Advice Note explains how the number of councillors on a local council can be calculated based on the number of electors in the parish and states how a review of the number of councillors can be instigated.
Mon, 6th Jan 2020
YLCA Advice Note 13: The Three Stages of Local Council Audit revised May 2019
This Advice note explains internal controls, internal audit and external audit.
Mon, 6th Jan 2020