Documents
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
NALC Model Standing Orders 2018 updated Feb 2023
NALC Model Standing Orders 2018 updated February 2023
Thu, 16th Feb 2023
NALC Legal Briefing L01-23 Code of recommended practice on local authority publicity
NALC Legal Briefing L01-23 Code of recommended practice on local authority publicity
Fri, 3rd Feb 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
Legal Topic Note 54: Protection of Ownerless Common Land and Village Greens
Legal Topic Note 54: Protection of Ownerless Common Land and Village Greens
Thu, 1st Dec 2022
Record Management Policy/Document Retention Policy
Record Management Policy/Document Retention Policy
Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
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
Legal Topic Note 05E: Parish Council Meetings (England) revised October 2022
NALC Legal Topic Note 5E Parish Council Meetings - revised October 2022
Tue, 1st Nov 2022
CiLCA and Local Council Award Scheme Information poster
Information about the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) and the Local Council Award Scheme (LCAS).
Thu, 6th Oct 2022
YLCA Advice Note 31: Business Continuity Planning
Business Continuity Planning - a basic guide an template plan
Thu, 29th Sep 2022
Terms of Reference - Suggested items to be included in Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference - Suggested items to be included in Terms of Reference
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
Cemetery Management and Administration (SLCC Example)
Cemetery Management and Administration (SLCC Example)
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
Legal Topic Note 40: Local councils documents and records revised August 2022
Legal Topic Note 40: Local councils documents and records revised August 2022
Mon, 8th Aug 2022
Co-option eligibility checklist
Co-option eligibility checklist – qualification for holding office as a parish councillor
Tue, 28th Jun 2022
NALC GDPR Toolkit 2021
NALC General Data Protection Regulation toolkit updated March 2021. Includes everything local councils need to know about data protection including template documents.
Tue, 31st May 2022
Legal Topic Note 80: Members' Conduct and the Registration and Disclosure of their Interests ( England)
This LTN outlines the need for councillors to complete a register of interests and also 'declare interests' at council meetings. It explains the code of conduct and the handling of code of conduct complaints against councillors. This is recommended reading for all councillors.
Tue, 10th May 2022
Legal Topic Note 89: Sustainable energy and electric vehicle charging March 2022
An area that is causing much interest to local (parish and town) councils. The LTN gives a broad overview and sets out the position for local councils and their powers in respect of generating or selling electricity, providing EV charging points on council premises including car parks and selling electricity back to the national grid.
Tue, 29th Mar 2022
Ukraine - NALC Briefing
A general briefing note from NALC relating to local councils and Ukraine.
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
Government Guide to Local Council Investments 2018
A Government guide to local council investments.
Thu, 10th Mar 2022