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NALC MEDIA RELEASE - PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BACKS NALC CALL TO STRENGTHEN STANDARDS REGIME FOR 100000 COUNCILLORS
NALC MEDIA RELEASE - PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BACKS NALC CALL TO STRENGTHEN STANDARDS REGIME FOR 100000 COUNCILLORS
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
L09-17 - GENERAL DATA PROCESSING REGULATION AND SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS[1]
L09-17 - GENERAL DATA PROCESSING REGULATION AND SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS1
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
L08-17 - PRIVACY NOTICES AND THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA
L08-17 - PRIVACY NOTICES AND THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING PERSONAL DATA1
Wed, 15 Nov 2017
Neighbourhood Planning Referendums Briefing
Neighbourhood Planning Referendums Briefing
Thu, 19 May 2016
Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments (SAAA) - Third communication
Thu, 10 Mar 2016
LRALC Guide to £25,000 or less Transparency Code arrangements February 2015
LRALC Guide to Transparency Code arrangements
Wed, 01 Apr 2015
DCLG Openess Guide - Recording of Meetings
The new DCLG Plain English Guide on Recording of Meetings.
Wed, 06 Aug 2014
Surveillance Camera - Code of Practice
A new Code of Practice on the use of surveillance cameras came in to force on 12th August 2013. The police and public authorities (including Local Authorities, Councils and Parish Councils) are required to follow the new code.
The code sets out guidelines for CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems to ensure their use is open and proportionate and that they are able to capture quality images that give police a better chance to catch criminals and cut crime. Both the police and public authorities will need to follow the code.
Mon, 15 Jul 2013
Openness and transparency on personal interests for councillors
This DCLG guide (updated September 2013) on personal interests (DPIs) gives basic practical information about how to be open and transparent about your personal interests. It is designed to help councillors, including parish councillors, now that new standards arrangements have been introduced by the Localism Act 2011.
Mon, 25 Mar 2013
NALC's Model Code of Conduct
This Briefing updates L08-12 and it should be read in conjunction with Legal Topic Note 80 dated 21 June 2012. NALC's template code of conduct has been finalised and is attached.
NALC's template code of conduct incorporates a member's new mandatory obligations in the Localism Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act') concerning 'disclosable pecuniary interests' which come into force on 1 July 2012. Disclosable pecuniary interests are defined in the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/1464) and guidance about them is given in Legal Briefing L10-12. On 1 August 2012, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued a Guide for councillors on personal interests. On its website, DCLG say 'This guide gives basic practical information to councillors about how to be open and transparent about their personal interests.' Appendix A of NALC's template code of conduct has since been amended to incorporate DCLG's definition of disclosable pecuniary interests (set out in the annex to DCLG's Guide). Councils must not use NALC's template code of conduct issued on 29 June. Councils that have adopted the June version of NALC's template code of conduct must replace it with the August version attached.
Thu, 09 Aug 2012
The Good Councillors Guide - 3rd edition
This revised National Training Strategy publication is a welcome and much needed resource for new councillors and will also be helpful to anyone thinking about becoming a local councillor.
Wed, 01 Dec 2010