LRALC

Leicestershire County Council & LRALC Annual Parish Liaison Event - TONIGHT! - We are looking forward to seeing lots of you this evening for… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/07/l…

Harborough District Council Parish Liaison Meeting Postponed - June 27th June - Due to low numbers, which we suspect is down to timing (holi… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/06/h…

Pre-Election Period - Guidance for Parish and Town Councils - Our colleagues over the border in Northants have published an excellent publicly available brief… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/06/p…

Have You Got What It Takes - Deputy Clerk & Admin Assistant Jobs at Whitwick Parish Council - Deputy Parish Clerk (25 hrs) Ad… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/06/h…

Jobs in Parish Councils - A reminder that current job vacancies in our sector can be found on our website, here. We have a couple of exciting vacancies with Whitwick Parish Council going live o… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/j…

Lessons to learn? Are you REALLY in control of your council's finances (Brierley Town Council Public Interest Report)? - The below article was previously… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/l…

General Election and the Pre-Election (ex-Purdah) Period - The general election we all knew was coming at some point soon is now confirmed for 4th July 2024. The… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/g…

Update on Parish Council Being Charged for Code of Conduct Investigation Costs - Further to our article dated 12th May. we can now provide… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/u…

Parish Councils and Technology - Many would agree with the statement that parish councils can sometimes be slow at adopting technology that can make their lives much easier. An example… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/p…

A Shocking Development in Parish Council Code of Conduct Investigations - In what we believe is a first for England, a parish council is being charged what appea… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/s…

IMPORTANT: NEW NALC FINANCIAL REGULATIONS ISSUED - These have now been published and are ready to use. We weren't expecting these for another week, and we are very grate… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/i…

Banking and Parish Councils - A World of Pain? - Over the last few years, several local (parish and town) councils have communicated their frustration to NALC and county ass… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/05/b…

Top tip – Election of Chairman and Annual Parish Council Meetings - Its that time of year again, and every single one of the 197 local councils in Lei… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/t…

New "How to........" guide on committee terms of reference published - One of the things you membership fee not only allows you to access, but actually funds… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/n…

New NALC Mode Financial Regulations and More - Timetable for Publication - The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) publishes a suite of… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/n…

Wonderful!! I always say that you are well worth the subscription fee!! - Any service organisation worth its salt thrives on positive customer feedba… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/w…

LRALC - Reduced Staffing Levels 3-5th April 2024 - Unfortunately due to annual leave coinciding with one of our staff team suffering a family bereavement, the LRALC office is… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/l…

Withholding details of councillors’ sensitive interests and home addresses - In response to recent concerns from elected members about intimi… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/04/w…

Local Council AGAR 2023-24 Audit Forms Now Available - The AGAR forms and guidance for the upcoming audit period is now available. The home page with links to guidance, for… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/03/s…

NALC and LRALC generic passwords to change 1st April 2024 - One of our flock, Glenfield Parish Council, are leaving LRALC this year (i.e. as of 31st March 2024… leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/news/2024/03/n…