Now is the time to think about your Emergency Plan As we continue to navigate the challenges of an unpredictable world, the importance of strong emergency planning for parish and town councils has never been clearer. We are proud to offer our comprehensive Emergency and Resilience Package, which has Read more
The SLCC Educational Trust was established to help improve access to education for those working within the local council sector and since it opened its first applications has agreed grants worth almost £7,500. Our grants have included: We consider grant applications every two months (with deadlines at the end of Read more
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As you will know there were significant changes to employers national insurance contributions in last week’s budget. We have been pressing MHCLG officials for clarification and after initially saying they thought our councils would be compensated they emailed us yesterday the following unhelpful reply: “Following up on our exchange yesterday Read more
AS the nights draw in, motorists in East Sussex are being urged to be #DeerAware and avoid collisions with animals on rural roads. There are estimated to be more than 74,000 deer-related traffic collisions across the UK every year, and that risk increases during mating season in October and November. Read more
Today (24 October), the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, announced in her speech to the Local Government Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2024, the launch of a government consultation on enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at council meetings. This consultation seeks views on the detail Read more
Councils could soon be able to suspend members who violate codes of conduct and will no longer be required to publish the home addresses of councillors, the Deputy Prime Minister told the Local Government Association (LGA) conference. In the keynote address of the conference, Angela Rayner announced that the Government Read more
The Local Government Association has informed us that the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has agreed on pay rates applicable from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. Some of the key information includes: Further information can be found on the NALC website below – be sure Read more