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NALC legal team update
NALC legal Team update, received as an email on 28th April and available to members.
This update includes news on Queen's Platinum Jubilee – gifting mugs to residents under s137 and other legal matters.
Posted: Fri, 29 Apr 2022
Jubilee VAT Guidance Note from the Parkinson Partnership
A new Guidance Note from the Parkinson Partnership with regard to VAT and Jubilee events and memorabilia is available for members.
Posted: Tue, 26 Apr 2022
CIL Funding Applications - Expressions of Interest need to be submitted by 5pm on 23 June.
The second round of Cornwall Council's Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund round is now open. Local councils, constituted community groups and not for profit organisations can bid for between £20,000 and £100,000 CIL funding to deliver local infrastructure projects that will benefit children and young people. A total of £500,000 is available through a competitive application...
Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2022
NALC Online Events
Online events coming up in the near future include:
Fighting climate change, 25 May 2022 at 12.00 – 13:15pm
How to review neighbourhood planning policies, 29 June 2022 at 12.00 – 13:15pm
Giving local councils more of a say on housing, 27 July 2022 at 12.00 – 13:15pm
For full details NALC events | Cornwall Association of Local Councils (cornwallalc.org.uk) and to register see: https://www.nalc.gov.uk/our-events/online-events...
Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Extended deadline: Smaller Councils – letter from NALC
NALC's Smaller Councils Committee Chair has written to all smaller councils to ask what issues they would like the committee to address, and what services they would like NALC to provide.
At a meeting on 2 March, the committee agreed that its chair, Cllr Graham Ford, would write to all councils with an electorate under 6000 to ask what issues of relevance they would like the committee to address, and...
Posted: Thu, 7 Apr 2022
Scribe Accounts: Deploying EV Infrastructure webinar
Scribe are running a s short free webinar on Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Regulations on Wednesday June 15th at 10am- 11am. You can find more details and register here: Scribe Academy - Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure into your Villages and Towns Jun 15, 2022 (scribeaccounts.com)
Posted: Thu, 7 Apr 2022
NALC opens nominations for Star Council Awards 2022
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has opened nominations for the Star Council Awards 2022.
The Star Council Awards are an opportunity for local councils, councillors, young councillors, clerks, and county associations to showcase how they are making a change in their communities.
The five award categories this year are:
- Clerk of the Year
- County Association Project of the Year
- Young Councillor...
Posted: Thu, 7 Apr 2022
New Parkinson Partnership Financial Briefings
4 new Briefing Notes from the Parkinson Partnership are available for members
Posted: Wed, 6 Apr 2022
LTN 89: Sustainable energy and electric vehicle charging
NALC has published a new Legal Topic Note (LTN) on sustainable energy and electric vehicle charging.
This is an area that is causing much interest to local (parish and town) councils. The LTN gives a broad overview and sets out the position for local councils and their powers in respect of generating or selling electricity, providing EV charging points on council premises including car parks and selling...
Posted: Mon, 4 Apr 2022
DLUHC - Parrish Borrowing : new email and documentation
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) Parish Borrowing Team have issued revised documentation updating and amending the application form and supporting information.
- The Parish Borrowing teams shared inbox: Parish.Borrowing@communities.gov.uk has now been updated to Parish.Borrowing@levellingup.gov.uk. Currently both email addresses are active.
- The revised information is available...
Posted: Fri, 1 Apr 2022
