We have now agreed the salary scales with NALC for this year’s pay award and these are available below. These set out the new rates for this year only and we have been asked to include last year’s as well, so these will follow at a later date. We are also in discussion with NALC
On 18 March 2022, the government published its response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) review and recommendations on local government ethical standards. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), Steve Trice, said: “After so much work by the CSPL which produced its clear, evidence-based
Helen Ball FSLCC, Town Clerk to Shrewsbury Town Council and SLCC Director, represented SLCC at the Playground Stakeholder Roundtable held 10 February 2021, which was chaired by Louise Barr, the Deputy Director COVID Response – (COVID secure places, regulations, compliance and enforcement) at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and members of the
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has published a Dementia Friendly Communities guide. The report, produced in collaboration with Plymouth University has been endorsed by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP. NALC signed a strategic commitment with the Alzheimer’s Society in 2017 to promote Dementia Friendly Communities across England and earlier this year carried
The Local Government Association (LGA) has drafted the Model Code to address one of the recommendations of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL)’s report of January 2019. The Model Code is designed to be adopted by both principal authorities and local councils. The Model Code does not and cannot create sanctions for any
Local Government secretary, Robert Jenrick MP, announced yesterday (2nd July) that more cash will be available for local councils to assist with meeting the financial shortfall created by the pandemic. Details on allocation of the funds however are yet to be announced. The SLCC and colleagues at NALC are engaged with MCHLG in pushing for
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has published the results of their recent survey which looked at the financial impact of the coronavirus on local councils. The survey which ran between 14 and 27 April attracted 1191 responses from town and parish councils with a budget of up to £1m. A separate survey was
Following lobbying by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), supported by SLCC, amendments will be made to the Accounts and Audit Regulations this week. This applies to English parish councils. The regulations will move the statutory deadlines back by 2 months: Accounts and AGAR to be approved and published by 31 August 2020 at
Colleagues at the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) have just launched a survey to inform research they are undertaking with the University of Plymouth (UoP) on dementia and the important role that town and parish councils have to play in supporting the most vulnerable in our communities. A session on Dementia Friendly Communities was
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Clayden. Probably best known to most of you as the Editor of recent editions of the clerk’s bible, Charles Arnold Baker on Local Council Administration, Paul worked for many years in the local government sector including working for the National Association of Local
