Support for Councils and Clerks

Congratulations to LGC Award Shortlist

Congratulations to the following for getting shortlisted for the LGA Awards: South Norfolk & Broadland DC for Campaign of the Year, Gt Yarmouth for Council of the Year, Norfolk CC for Innovation and South Norfolk & Broadland DC with Anglian Water for Public/Public Partnership.

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Martyn’s Law Survey And Webinars

In response to the publication of the Martyn’s Law standard tier consultation last week, NALC and the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) have developed a joint rapid response survey to inform our responses. Please respond quickly as the deadline is 18 February

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Movement For Good

The Benefact Group, does financial services differently – we give all available profits to charity and good causes. Movement for Good is our annual programme of giving that anyone can get involved in, and again this year we’ll be donating over £1 million to charities and good causes nominated by you.
Find out more about how it works

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Council’s New Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment

From October 2024 new legislation (s40A Equality Act 2010) will create additional legal requirements for Councils, along with all Employers, to take proactive steps to prevent Sexual Harassment at Work. Councils will not be able to simply rely on paper-based training and policies within staff handbooks to defend themselves against claims of Harassment. Instead they will need to take pro-active steps to demonstrate that they are preventing the problem.

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Communities Prepared Events

Communities Prepared is a national community resilience programme that equips Community Emergency Volunteers (CEV) and Flood Warden groups with the knowledge and confidence to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a range of emergencies, from flooding and severe weather incidents to pandemics. They are offering a number of events to help assist community resilience programmes.

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