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Click here to read notes from the AGM of the National Assocation held on 4 and 5 September 2009

Click here to read the presentation given by Hazel Williams, Vice-Chair of the National Association at our AGM on Thursday 9 October 2009

Click here to read about the Association's Area Committees

Click here to view an updated map of the parishes of Warwickshire

Forthcoming Training Events

Click here for information on all courses to be run by WALC between November 2009 and April 2010.

PLEASE NOTE: THE PLANNING SEMINAR ON SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2010 IS NOW FULL

Click here for information about the Annual Briefing Day to be held at Myton School, Warwick on Saturday 6 March 2010 and click here to
download  a booking form

Click here for details of hands-on training for volunteer playground inspectors to be held at Bishops Itchington on Saturday 17 April 2010

Click here for details of an Induction Day for New Councillors to be held at Alderminster Village Hall on Saturday 17 July 2010

For information on courses to be held by the Shropshire Association of Local Councils click here

For information on courses to be held by the Staffordshire Association of Local Councils click here

For information on courses to be held by the Herefordshire Association of Local Councils click here

Local Councils Charter

Click here fore information about how to make use of the Charter

Click here to view the full document

Age Discriminiation

Click here for details of a recent High Court decision

Click here for Age Equality Employment Regulations

Advertisements For Clerks

Click here for details of Councils advertising for a new clerk

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

Copies of these Legal Practice Notes can be downloaded from the members area of this website.  To become a member of the Association, please contact us.

Good Practice Notes

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

Copies of these Good Practice Notes can be downloaded from the members area of this website. 

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.