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Are you at risk of being a "Rothbury" Parish Council?
In the 7+ years I have been delivering training and providing advice on behalf of LRALC as its Chief Officer/Executive there have been many many occasions where it has been made clear to me that some of those receiving LRALC's guidance have been a little cynical as to the importance of applying some of the legal and procedural requirements to their councils. This is often the case when those councils... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:16 by Jake Atkinson
Understanding Charitable Trusts and Parish/ Town Councils…
Rest assured - help is out there!
Is your parish council a charitable trustee? Does your council own assets that are subject to a charitable trust? If the answer to either of these questions is yes (or indeed you are not sure!) then LRALC's forthcoming course Charitable Trusts and Parish/Town Councils - Navigating the Minefield is for you!
Understanding the context
Many parish and town councils are trustees... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:53 by admin
LRALC 2017 Newsletter No.6 available now!
The latest LRALC newsletter is available to download. Contents include:
Top Tip – don't forget PAT (Portable Appliance Testing)!
GDPR and the need for a Data Protection Officer
LRALC Internal Audit Service Fees 2018-19
Personnel Advice & Solutions Ltd – Council HR News
PSSLive Asset Management System
LLR Prepared Week Webinars
Community Emergency Stores Scheme
MTFS consultation
Leicestershire... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:52 by admin
No "capping" (referendum principles) for Parishes for three years
The Local Government finance settlement was presented to the House of Commons yesterday.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced "that the government intends to defer the setting of referendum principles for town and parish councils for 3 three years".
For further information, please click here
Posted: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:57 by Jake Atkinson
Get ready for Winter: a checklist for parish and town councils
The MyCommunity website, which is managed by Locality for the Government, has produced a blog to help councils check if they are aware of the emergency risks in their area, as well as a handy checklist covering everything needed to get winter ready.
You can also link your parish or town council/community web pages to the Get ready for winter website.
For more information, please click here
Posted: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:10 by Jake Atkinson
New NALC Data Protection (GDPR) Briefings
Further support and guidance is now available to help member councils prepare for the implementation of the new sector wide requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation.
We now only 6 months from the deadline for compliance and our advice is that councils should have a standing agenda item at council meetings leading up to the 18 May deadline so that councillors are fully in control of... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 07:08 by Jake Atkinson
How much of your area is built on?
For the first time, you can find out at the click of button exactly how the land is used in your local authority area.
Every council area in the UK has been analysed and individual maps produced showing how much of the area falls into four land categories:
- Farmland
- Natural
- Built on
- Green urban
Member councils may find this tool useful when considering such matters. Click here to access it.
The data has been... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:47 by Jake Atkinson
New Member Only Briefings - Data Protection and Councillor Disqualifications Consultation
Please see below two important briefings that LRALC have commissioned for our members.
The first one (LAIS 1403) relates to the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). LRALC have spent much of the last few months highlighting this matter with member councils through parish liaison meetings, training, and other communications on the changes. As such most of you should already know that we are... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:53 by Jake Atkinson
Cancellation of Councillor Training - 17.10.17
Unfortunately, due to illness, the Councillor training planned for today (17th October 2017) is cancelled. The LRALC office is contacting booked delegates to inform them of the cancellation.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Posted: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:19 by admin
Cancellation of Clerks 3 training - 11.10.17
Unfortunately, due to illness, the Clerks 3 training planned for today (11th October 2017) is cancelled. The LRALC office has contacted booked delegates to inform them of the cancellation.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Posted: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:33 by admin
