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Leicestershire County Council & LRALC Annual Parish Liaison Event - TONIGHT!
We are looking forward to seeing lots of you this evening for this year's Annual Parish Liaison event. Please follow the link below for a copy of the Agenda, Delegate Pack, map of the Market Place and travel information.
https://www.leicestershirecommunities.org.uk/parish-councils/parish-event-2024
Please note we will NOT have paper copies of the delegate packs or map available so please feel free to... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 12:00 by Jake Atkinson
Harborough District Council Parish Liaison Meeting Postponed - June 27th June
Due to low numbers, which we suspect is down to timing (holidays, the county council annual parish conference, and other demands around this time are likely to have made it difficult for parishes to send representatives), the parish liaison meeting scheduled for Thursday June 27th has been postponed.
Further information to follow.
Posted: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:23 by Jake Atkinson
Pre-Election Period - Guidance for Parish and Town Councils
Our colleagues over the border in Northants have published an excellent publicly available briefing for our sector on the pre-election rules that all councils must follow.
This is essential reading for even the smallest parishes.
The guide, courtesy of Northants CALC (NCALC), can be found here.
Posted: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:20 by Jake Atkinson
Have You Got What It Takes - Deputy Clerk & Admin Assistant Jobs at Whitwick Parish Council
Deputy Parish Clerk (25 hrs) Administration Assistant (25 hrs)
*Deputy Clerk circa £31k pro-rata, £16.02 per hour
*Administration Assistant circa £25k pro-rata, £13.06 per hour
Whitwick Parish Council is going through a period of change, and we are now looking to appoint two key posts to support our new Parish Clerk and complete the staff team. Both roles offer attractive terms... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 2 Jun 2024 17:19 by Jake Atkinson
Jobs in Parish Councils
A reminder that current job vacancies in our sector can be found on our website, here.
We have a couple of exciting vacancies with Whitwick Parish Council going live on Monday 3rd June, namely a Deputy Clerk and Administration Assistant. These posts, once recruited to, will form an entirely new staff team alongside the newly recruited clerk. As such, they will be important roles in helping to shape... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 30 May 2024 10:02 by Jake Atkinson
Lessons to learn? Are you REALLY in control of your council's finances (Brierley Town Council Public Interest Report)?
The below article was previously published by us in 2015. We are reposting it below as we are increasingly identifying inadequate management of risk by some of the councils who use our Internal Audit Service. Whilst this is perhaps to be expected in the year immediately following an election, where many new councillors may not know the responsibilities they have for ensuring proper internal controls... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 24 May 2024 13:10 by Jake Atkinson
General Election and the Pre-Election (ex-Purdah) Period
The general election we all knew was coming at some point soon is now confirmed for 4th July 2024.
The pre-election period (which used to be known as "Purdah") has implications for parish and town councils, and the NALC briefing on the issue has been available on our website since February 2023 and can be found here.
The LGA also issued specific general election guidance today, here.
The Prime Minister... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 24 May 2024 11:29 by Jake Atkinson
Update on Parish Council Being Charged for Code of Conduct Investigation Costs
Further to our article dated 12th May. we can now provide an update on the recharging of a Code of Conduct investigation to a parish council in Staffordshire.
As we suspected at the time, it appears that there is no legal basis for such a recharge from a principal authority.
NALC have liaised with the chair of the Staffordshire association, and the county association are liaising with the member council... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 24 May 2024 11:19 by Jake Atkinson
Parish Councils and Technology
Many would agree with the statement that parish councils can sometimes be slow at adopting technology that can make their lives much easier. An example of this is VOIP telephone systems which, for those councils who already had such a system, made life under the COVID lockdowns much easier than at those councils where someone had to physically go to the parish office once a week to pick up answer machine... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 20 May 2024 11:33 by Jake Atkinson
A Shocking Development in Parish Council Code of Conduct Investigations
In what we believe is a first for England, a parish council is being charged what appears to be the full cost of an investigation into Code of Conduct complaints against one of its councillors.
Newcastle Borough Council (NBC) has issued the parish council with a bill for £23,865, including around £4,000 VAT, covering the cost of the standards investigation following the complaints. These... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 12 May 2024 16:27 by Jake Atkinson
