General Sector News

New Clean Energy Fund to support groups in rural areas

The Government has announced a £10M fund to help rural sports clubs, schools and churches in England power their buildings with clean electricity ...

Published 19 June 2019

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Srebrenica Memorial Week

This 11th July marks the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide where over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically murdered simp...

Published 18 June 2019

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Data Protection – ICO responds to SLCC Members concerns

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Published 17 June 2019

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New Grants for Transforming Places Through Heritage

A new £15 million fund will help support organisations contribute to the regeneration and reimagining of England’s high streets and town centres...

Published 13 June 2019

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Conflict of wording – AGAR and the Regulations governing eligibility for exemption

Our attention has been drawn to a conflict between the wording of the Certificate of Exemption in Part 2 of the AGAR and the Regulations governing ...

Published 12 June 2019

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Great British High Street Awards 2019

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government is again organising the Great British High Streets Awards to celebrate the achievements of local areas...

Published 5 June 2019

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Training Bursaries for Wales Clerks Extended

SLCC is delighted to announce that the Minister for Public Services has agreed to continue the Wales training bursary until 29th February 2020. The...

Published 4 June 2019

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Planning law shakeup to boost high streets

The Times reports (1st June page 47) that Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire, is overseeing changes to planning laws in a bid to help revive ...

Published 3 June 2019

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SLCC Joint Wales Conference Hailed Outstanding Success

The sell-out Conference held jointly by SLCC and One Voice Wales at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea on 15th May has been hailed a great success by del...

Published 3 June 2019

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Websites: Sample Accessibility Statement

CEO Rob Smith explained new accessibility requirements for all public sector websites and apps in his introduction to the News Bulletin of 22nd Feb...

Published 29 May 2019

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