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For details of the Certificate in Local Council Administration, please click here

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

For information on the New Publication Schemes for Parish Councils and Parish Meetings click here

 

Forthcoming Training Events

 

Click here for details of courses to be held in 2008

 

For details of an induction course for new clerks and councillors to be held in Stratford District click here 

 

To book on any of these events, contact the WALC office.

 

Governance & Accountability

 

To view a Practitioner’s Guide to Governance & Accountability for local councils produced by WALC  Click here

 

Legal Practice Notes

 

For a list of NALC Legal Practice Notes in Alphabetical Order click here

 

For a list of NALC Legal Practice Notes in Numerical Order click here

 

For copies of any of these Legal Practice Notes, contact the WALC office

 

Local Councils Charter

  

Click here to view a copy of the new Local Council’s Charter.

 

Click here to view “How Local Councils Should Make Use of the Local Councils Charter.

 

Local Council Review

 

For information on subscribing to the Local Council Review click here

 

NALC Update

 

NALC Eastbourne Conference “Making Local Connections” May 2008

The following notes on various sessions attended by the County Secretary provide practical examples and information for councils to use:-

Sustainable Development – good practice example of action a Parish Council can take to encourage a Carbon Neutral Community by Terena Plowright, Green Campaign

Assistance For Local Transport Schemes by Keith Halstead, Community Transport Association

 

Project Management – Basic Guidance by Marilyn Cox, Gloucestershire Rural Community Council

 

New Power of Well Being

 

For information on the new power of well being click here

 

Parish Council Boundaries in Warwickshire

 

To view a map of Parish Council boundaries in Warwickshire click here

 

 Protocol

 

To view the Draft Protocol For Greater Involvement of Parish and Town Councils in Service Delivery click here

 

Quality Parish Council Status - Quality Parish and Town Council  Scheme Revised

 

The Government’s agenda on empowerment of community organisations makes it all the more essential for parish and town to work towards Quality Status to prove their effectiveness.  The revised scheme now includes mandatory tests for community engagement, promoting local democracy and citizenship and adoption of national terms and conditions of employment for clerks, amongst others.

 

 “Local Councils are vital to re-invigorating local democracy.  The Quality Parish and Town Council Scheme has played an important role in improving the quality of management and administration of parish and town councils.  The Government welcomes the revision of the scheme and encourages local councils to consider seeking accreditation” Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

 

For more information on quality status, click on Quality Status in the menu on the left of this page.

 

Thinking of becoming a Councillor?

 

Click here to view a leaflet about what is involved

 

Good Practice Notes

 

Click here for a list of Good Practice Notes now available from the WALC office.

 

Click here for an example of a Good Practice Note – on filling a casual vacancy and co-opting new members

 

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Key guidance on how to develop a website, which is user friendly for disabled people, has been developed by the British Standards Institution.  Click here to view further information about PAS 78.

 

 

 

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