Future of the planning system – Government response
Government response to the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee report on The Future of the Planning System in England – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
ESALC Newsletter March 2022
ESALC Newsletter March 2022Dear Clerk, We cannot believe that the financial year has almost come to an end. Whilst 2022 has been more positive in the sense that Covid-19 restrictions have eased, and communities have been able to resume a sense of “normality” with many activities and social engagements being resurrected Read more
National salary award 2021/2022
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has published a new employment briefing on the national salary award for clerks and other employees employed under the terms of the model contract.
NALC has been informed that the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has agreed on the new rates Read more
Ukraine: What you can do to help
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukraine-what-you-can-do-to-help?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=ddb0930b-8699-44c7-a74a-0360bca456c4&utm_content=daily
Rights of way
Rights of way guidance booklet – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Levelling Up the UK white paper
To help with the discussion on the Levelling Up the UK white paper, below is a NALC summary of the key measures of interest and relevance. The note slims down the 332 pages of the white paper into 12, including a single side of key highlights plus our on-the-day initial Read more
Updated Government COVID Advice
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Safer public places – managing public outdoor settings – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons
Please click on the below link with regards to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons which is likely to be of interest.
We have also been advised that information about the Jubilee celebrations has been added to the Lord-Lieutenant’s website – see here: HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 – Lord Lieutenant Read more
Meetings – 7th Jan 2022 update
Ministers reject calls for council meetings to be held online Councils must continue holding meetings in person, the Government has said, as it rejected calls to introduce laws despite the spread of the Omicron variant. Lord Greenhalgh, a minister of state at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Read more