Documents
tagged "Legal"
Website Accessibility Requirements
The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 aim to ensure websites are accessible to people with various disabilities. From 23 September 2020, all local councils must have an action plan and an accessibility statement in place and are required to have started work to ensure their websites become more accessible.
NALC has produced this publication which provides practical steps that local (parish and town) councils can follow to understand the new regulations, put in place an accessibility statement, and start plans to improve the accessibility of their website.
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
CALC Guide to Covid-19 Risk Assessment - The Guide
Updated 26.5.2020 to include Risk Assessment Matrix.
The guide has been produced to help local councils develop risk assessment for public facilities and services. It is a step by step guide to assessing how to manage public services and facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic using links to government guidance in place at the time.
Use in conjunction with the directory of advice published separately.
Fri, 29 May 2020
Directory of websites and government information
Updated 28.5.2020 for information on attendance at funerals
The directory is in two parts :
i) A directory of the significant documents published by government and advisory bodies relevant to local councils with links to the current versions of the documents.
ii) A directory of membership organisations and advisory bodies giving guidance on specific areas of work.
Thu, 28 May 2020
CALC Briefing on Virtual Meetings
Government has lifted the restrictions on virtual meetings and this briefing note outlines how this will impact on your council.
Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Supplementary Standing Orders for Remote Meetings
CALC has prepared a supplement to standing orders to allow you meeting to hold virtual meetings. When adopted this
document will sit alongside your existing standing orders until the legislation expires.
Fri, 24 Apr 2020
Notes to Supplementary Standing Orders
An Guide to the Standing Orders Supplement to explain the purpose of the new changes.
Fri, 24 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
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
L09-18 The Public Sector Bodies [websites and mobile applications] [no 2] Accessibility Regulations 2018
The Public Sector Bodies Regulations 2018 covers the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile applications.
The regulations came into force on 23 September and apply to local councils, county associations and NALC – but the requirement to meet accessibility standards does not apply for existing websites until 23 September 2020, to new websites published on or after 23 September 2018 until 23 September 2019, and for apps, 23 June 2021.
Wed, 05 Sep 2018
LTN 82 Compulsory Purchase Orders
The purpose of this LTN is to explain the circumstances in which a parish council may compulsorily purchase land and the procedure for doing so.
Fri, 23 Feb 2018
LTN 87 Procurement
This LTN Is regarding the process by which contracts are awarded to third parties
Fri, 23 Feb 2018
L07-17 Payment of Fees to the Information Commisioners Office
A new Legal Briefing on the payment of fess to the ICO's office is now available.
Fri, 20 Oct 2017
L06-17 General Data Protection Regulation- application to Parish Meetings
NALC have issued this legal briefing which confirms that the GDPR applies to a Parish Meeting and requires it to appoint a Data Protection Officer.
Fri, 01 Sep 2017
LTN 70 The Local Environment
This LTN advises local councils of various matters that may affect the local environment and its appearance.
Fri, 01 Sep 2017
General Data Protection Regulation - main provisions L05-17
This new legal briefing from NALC provides a summary of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 1998 and the changes in law being introduced by General Data Protection Regulation which are relevant to councils.
Thu, 24 Aug 2017
L04-17 Reforms to Data Protection Legislation
A new legal briefing on the Reform of data protection legislation and the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation is now available
Fri, 28 Jul 2017
LTN 54 Protection of Ownerless Common Land and Village Greens
Legal Topic Note 54-July 2017
Some Village Greens and common land in England and Wales have no known owners. Local Authorities (including local councils) have the power to protect such land.
This note will look at the relevant law, which is mainly set out in section 43 of the Commons Act 2006 and in sections 38 of the 2006 Act.
Sat, 01 Jul 2017
Local Authority Accounts: A guide to your rights
As a local resident people have legal rights to inspect, ask questions about and challenge items in your council's accounts.
The National Audit Office has recently published this new guide on these rights, which are enshrined in law.
Fri, 12 May 2017
L03-17 Reform of Data Protection Legislation
A new legal briefing on the Reform of data protection legislation and introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation is now available on our website documents section.
On May 25th 2018, Data Protection law is set to change. The 2016 EU Directive known as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will on this date take effect and essentially replace the 1988 Act.
Fri, 12 May 2017
Register of Interests form
The latest version of the Members' Register of Interests form.
All members of principal and local councils have a legal duty under the Localism Act 2011 to register pecuniary interests in the register maintained by the Monitoring Officer for their area. The types of interests that must be registered are prescribed in regulations. Currently those regulations are The Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012.
Tue, 09 May 2017
LTN 28 Basic Charity Law
LTN-28 Basic Charity Law- April 2017
Legal Topic Note detailing the principal roles played by local councils in the trusteeship of charities.
Tue, 02 May 2017
LTN 20 Markets and Other Events
LTN-20 Markets and Other Events-March 2017
LTN-20 has recently been amended to remove some internet links that are no longer valid.
Local Authorities (including parish and community councils, but not parish or community meetings) are empowered to establish or acquire markets in their area pursuant to section 50 of the Food Act 1984 and local authorities exercising the power are known as "market authorities".
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
LTN 18 Powers to provide Parking Spaces
LTN-18 Powers to provide Parking Spaces- March 2017
This LTN has recently been recast to provide a more logical structure and, in particular, to clarify the differences between England and Wales.
Local Councils' have the power to provide parking spaces under section 57 of the 1984 Act.
The section can only be used by councils when they consider it is necessary to provide parking facilities to:
-relieve or prevent traffic congestion; or
-preserve local amenities
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity(England) - L02-17
An updated Briefing Note, issued by NALC, with particular reference to restrictions during Purdah.
The Local Government Association has published guidance on the publicity restrictions that should be observed by local authorities during the pre-election period which is accessible by following this link:
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
LTN 36 Unfair Contract Terms
LTN-36 Unfair Contract Terms- January 2017
Where a trader, including a local council, contracts with a consumer, it will not be entitled to rely on any term of the contract which is unfair.
This updated Note (Jan 2017) looks at unfair contract terms and offers local councils guidance on how to identify and remove unfair terms in contracts.
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
LTN 42 Occupiers' Liability
LTN-42 Occupiers' Liability- January 2017
Most local councils occupy buildings and land and accordingly have legal obligations to those who visit them. This updated legal topic note (Jan 2017) covers the responsibilities of local councils as occupiers under the Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984.
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
LTN 44 Trespass to Land and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
LTN-44 Trespass to Land and the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994- October 2016
This Note concentrates on the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA) that are of particular relevance to local councils, namely, the legal consequences of wrongful entry onto land and buildings and of wrongfully remaining on land or in buildings after being requested to leave.
Thu, 03 Nov 2016
NALC SLA Toolkit
The Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (SCA) can be used by local (parish and town) councils to inspire their communities to work with them to agree new and innovative ways of improving their area or become involved in Big Society projects.
NALC has produced this toolkit to assist Councils with proposals they make in accordance with the Act.
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
Recreational use of Council Land
An interesting 'Legal Surgery' article from the LCR Magazine (Autumn 2016)
Wed, 14 Sep 2016