Documents
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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
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
Recreational use of Council Land
An interesting 'Legal Surgery' article from the LCR Magazine (Autumn 2016)
Wed, 14 Sep 2016
Parish and Town Council Records
Parish and Town Council clerks create a wide range of records in order to fulfil the duties of their Councils. Some of these are of long?term historical interest and should be preserved permanently after their administrative usefulness has been served. Many, however, should be disposed of after a number of years. These guidelines have been drawn up in response to regular requests for advice and assistance over the years. They should also serve to help parish and town clerks manage their records, which is a basic element of being able to meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The guidelines aim to help clerks to decide which records should be kept and which can be safely destroyed in the parish.
Thu, 01 Sep 2011