Documents
CALC Coronavirus briefing and FAQs (7A) - Council Services
A further update from CALC covering Council Services during the current Coronavirus outbreak.
Our updates aim to give your council the background information needed for the council/delegated officer to make reasonable and proportionate decisions for your community.
Central government advice is often changing daily and we will keep information given to you under constant review. This means that your council will also need to review previous decisions in light of new information, as it is important to remain responsive to the needs of your community during this time.
Thu, 09 Apr 2020
CALC Coronavirus briefing and FAQs (7B) - Council Business
A further update from CALC covering Council Business during the Coronavirus outbreak, including information relating to the recently published regulations on holding 'virtual' meetings.
Thu, 09 Apr 2020
CALC Coronavirus briefing and FAQs (7C) - Volunteering
A further update from CALC covering matters connected to Volunteering during the current Coronavirus outbreak
Thu, 09 Apr 2020
L01-20 - NALC briefing on the Local Authority (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
NALC has published this legal briefing on the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) Regulations 2020, which came into force on 4th April 2020.
The Regulations enable local councils to hold remote meetings for a specified period until May 2021 and also remove the requirement to hold an annual meeting.
Thu, 09 Apr 2020
MHCLG Letter - Regulations on local authority meetings and elections
This letter from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government covers the recently passed regulations on local authority meetings and elections
Wed, 08 Apr 2020
Template letter to staff asking them to consider being furloughed
NALC's HR Associate team (HR Services Partnership) has produced this template letter which local councils can use in seeking an employee's agreement to be furloughed.
Please read the Guidance Note at the end of this template letter and note that further guidance and updates on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may be issued in due course.
Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Template Letter to confirm furlough arrangement
NALC's suggested template letter for employers to use once an employee has agreed to be furloughed.
Please read the Guidance Note at the end of this template letter and note that further guidance and updates on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme may be issued in due course.
Tue, 07 Apr 2020
Register of Delegated Decisions
A suggested template for members to use to record decisions made under delegation.
Thu, 26 Mar 2020
CALC Coronavirus briefing and FAQs (4)
A further update from CALC on the latest position
Wed, 25 Mar 2020
CALC Coronavirus briefing and FAQs (1)
CALC has produced this update on the impact of the coronavirus on council meetings etc and members' options for alternative procedures to minimise disruption.
Please refer to the public sites for further guidance on the health implications of the virus. We will continue to place further information on the website as it is made available
Wed, 18 Mar 2020
PR2-20 - Strengthening Police Powers to tackle Unauthorised Encampments
NALC's response to the recent Government consultation paper
Thu, 12 Mar 2020
CALC Annual statement of Accounts to 31st March 2019
Item 4 on the agenda of the CALC Annual General meeting - 30/01/2020
Thu, 23 Jan 2020
CALC Annual General Meeting - 30/01/2020
Agenda and Papers for the CALC Annual General Meeting which is being held on Thursday 30th January 2020 at 7.30pm at New County Hall Truro.
Thu, 23 Jan 2020
Disciplinary and Grievance Arrangements - LTN 22
NALC has issued this Legal Topic Note (LTN) which provides guidance on:
- The disciplinary process: how councils can deal with concerns about employee misconduct and poor performance
- The grievance process: how employees can raise work-related concerns with the council or, when their concerns are about a councillor, with the principal authority
NALC has also produced associated model disciplinary and grievance policies that contain the procedures that councils should follow. These are in the appendix to this LTN
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
PC13-19 - Strengthening Police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments
The Home Office recently issued a new consultation on strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments and NALC has issued this briefing, seeking councils' views on the questions posed.
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
CALC Administrative Assistant Application Pack
Application pack for our Part-time Administrative Assistant post
Closing date 13th December 2019
Thu, 07 Nov 2019
CALC Administrative Assistant Application Form
Application form for our Part-time Administrative Assistant post
Closing date 13th December 2019
Thu, 07 Nov 2019
Reaching Out - Guide to helping local councils tackle loneliness
NALC has launched a new joint guide with the Local Government Association (LGA) on tackling loneliness.
In October 2018, the government launched its first-ever strategy on loneliness, making it clear that responsibility for tackling loneliness cuts across more than one ministerial department.
The Reaching out guide responds to the national strategy and outlines various ways local councils and principal authorities can work together.
Thu, 07 Nov 2019
The Good Councillor's Guide to Transport Planning
NALC has published this new guide for local (parish and town) councillors on transport planning, aimed at councillors who are interested in transport planning issues in their areas, as well as those who are curious to know more.
Wed, 06 Nov 2019
L01-19 - Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity (England)
NALC has reissued this Legal Briefing which specifically refers to Paragraphs 34 and 35 of the Code relating to 'Purdah'
Tue, 05 Nov 2019
LTN 33 - Councillors' Allowances
This NALC Legal Topic Note sets out the different types of allowances that can be paid to councilors.
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
CiLCA - CALC Student Learning Guide
A guide produced by CALC to support those who are undertaking the CiLCA qualification
Thu, 05 Sep 2019