Councillor Induction
Key dates and jargon busting
LRALC Key dates (PDF, 300 Kb)
Key dates
Common abbreviations and technical terms (PDF, 268 Kb)
List of abbreviations commonly used
Training/webinar information
LRALC How to... Guides
How to get started as a councillor (PDF, 470 Kb)
How to get started as a councillor
How to get your councillors started - a clerk's guide (Word Document, 32 Kb)
How to get your councillors started - a clerk's guide
NALC's Legal Topic Notes
Legal Topic Notes (PDF, 354 Kb)
Legal Topic Notes updated to May 2023
Expectations of councillor behaviour
Good Councillor's Guides
Good Councillor's Guide (PDF, 799 Kb)
Good Councillor's Guide
The Good Councillor's Guide to Employment (PDF, 3.1 Mb)
Being a Good Employer
Good Councillor's Guide to Community Business (PDF, 957 Kb)
The Good Councillor's Guide to Community Business
Good Councillor's Guide to Cyber Security (PDF, 1023 Kb)
Good Councillor's Guide to Cyber Security
The Good Councillor's Guide to Finance and Transparency (PDF, 386 Kb)
The Good Councillor's Guide to Finance and Transparency
The Good Councillor's Guide to Neighbourhood Planning (PDF, 5.9 Mb)
The Good Councillor's Guide to Neighbourhood Planning
The Good Councillors Guide to Transport-Planning (PDF, 1.5 Mb)
The Good Councillors Guide to Transport-Planning
Planning
Planning Explained (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Planning Explained
How to shape where you live- a guide to neighbourhood planning (PDF, 2.1 Mb)
How to shape where you live- a guide to neighbourhood planning
How to respond to planning applications - an 8 step guide (PDF, 4 Mb)
How to respond to planning applications - an 8 step guide