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14 May 2013
NALC and Local Councils to play key role in supporting community
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) welcomes today’s (13th May) Government announcement on the Sustainable Communities Act, which means that local (parish and town) councils can drive a new “bottom-up” process that allow local people to drive central government action to help their local communities. Please click here for more information.
Rory Stewart MP leads national campaign for parish financing
Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and the Border, and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Local Democracy, led a national campaign for parish council financing in a packed - standing room only - meeting of the APPG for Local Democracy. In a meeting attended by over twenty MPs from all parties, Rory challenged the Local Government minister, Brandon Lewis MP, to make sure that local government reforms do not leave Parish Councils out in the cold.
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Getting your voice heard
The Department for Communities and Local Government is conducting a short informal survey to learn more about town and parish councils.
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09 April 2013
More support for communities and local councils in planning
NALC firmly believes in giving people more power over what happens in their local communities, so warmly welcomes a new two-year programme that will help local (parish and town) councils and people to develop their own neighbourhood plans. Please click here.
The Quality Parishes and Town Council Scheme (QPS) was first launched in 2003 by NALC, SLCC and a range of other stakeholders it has played an important part in raising standards and aspirations throughout the sector. Now you have a chance to put your views across to the scheme via an online survey.
04 April 2013
NALC welcomes overwhelming yes vote for first neighbourhood plan
NALC has welcomed the result of the first test of public opinion on a neighbourhood plan. Local people in Upper Eden, Cumbria voted overwhelming in favour of the Draft Upper Eden Neighbourhood Plan - which covers Brough Parish and 16 surrounding parishes in East Cumbria - in a referendum held on 7 March. Please click here for more information.
08 March 2013
Pickles to headline NALC's London event
Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has been confirmed as the headline speaker for NALC's Putting Communities First in London on 6th June.
The Secretary of State has described local (parish and town) councils as 'localism's magic wand'. Book on to the conference to find out why.
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28 February 2013
31 January 2013
Local councils to get planning cash boost
The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) thinks that today’s announcement from the department of Communities and Local Government on neighbourhood planning and the community infrastructure levy is a step in the right direction. NALC has argued for a long time now that communities and local (parish and town) councils should receive monies directly from development in their area. Now the Government finally recognises this and we support them on this.”
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10 January 2013
NALC elects new National Chairman
A new Chairman, Cllr Ken Browse, and two Vice Chairmen, Cllr Deryck Nash and Cllr Richard Parry will lead the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) in 2013 as it embarks on leading in the further development of localism for very local (parish and town) councils and communities. For more information please click here.
Local councils 'angered and dismayed' by government stance on benefit deals
Local (parish and town) councils have been left angered and dismayed by the government’s decision to make every principal (district, borough, county or unitary) negotiate council tax benefit deals with their parishes." For more information please click here
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Members' Policy Lunch
NALC is hold a Members’ Policy Lunch on 22 February 2013 to give parish councillors interested in using the new Community Right to Bid the chance to share good practice and learn more about how the Right can deliver more for their Communities. For more information, please click here.
04 December 2012
Local councils are shaping places
The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) Shaping Places conference saw how new exciting opportunities are being presented to very local (parish and town) councils. For more please click here
29 November 2012
Joint LGA & NALC Conference: Modelling devolution - Working together to deliver local services
London - 30 January 2013
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01 May 2013