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A reminder to all our member councils that the period of 30 working days granted for the exercise of public rights must include the first 10 working days of July. To meet statutory requirements all local councils must:

1. Fully and accurately complete the notice...

A reminder that the submission deadline of 1st July is approaching. By this date councils should have submitted to PKF Littlejohn either:

1. A completed & approved AGAR and all applicable supporting documents; or
2. An Exemption Certificate .

Wherever possible,...

Our 2019 Agenda is fast approaching and we are looking forward to welcoming you all at County Hall on 15th June ready for a 10.30am start.

There will be a range of stalls from national and local specialist companies who provide services and equipment to parish...

NALC has now updated legal briefing L09-18 on the Public Sector Bodies (Websites And Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. This briefing now links to the government's model accessibility statement which can be found here.

Legal briefing...

NALC is delighted to invite entries to the Star Council Awards, which they are running for the fifth successive year in 2019.

"The awards are a fantastic opportunity for local (parish and town) councils, councillors, clerks and county associations to showcase...

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is calling on local (parish and town) councils to submit their nominations for the People's Award to mark today's official launch of Transport Planning Day 2019.

The Transport Planning Society (TPS) People's...

Time is running out to book your place at our first AGM on Saturday 15th June 2019 at the Leicestershire County Council offices. Registration is from 10am for a 10.30am start, and key features of the event include:

• Charlotte Eisenhart, Head of member Services...

For some reason there is a common belief that exists among some parish councils that if all the councillors resign en masse or there are insufficient councillors to make a quorum folowing an election that somehow the council ceases to exist.

This is simply...

The Government has announced a new funding stream to support the diversity of and therefore retention of rural pubs. Rural pubs across England could be expanded to include Post Office facilities, grocery shops and libraries thanks to £188,000 of government...