News

Our Annual General Meeting pressed for a closer partnership with the new government to spotlight parish and town councils.

We are deeply concerned that the government does not intend to compensate parish and town councils for the increase in the rate of employer National Insurance Contributions.

We have launched a comprehensive video guide to help members maximise our extensive resource library.

We are pleased to endorse Mumsnet’s campaign to encourage public sector organisations to publish their parental leave policies openly.

We have launched a comprehensive resource to support parish and town councils across England in enhancing community safety.

We strongly welcome the government's announcement that they are committed to allowing parish and town councils to hold remote council meetings.

We held an online event on mastering emergency planning which featured insights into proactive emergency planning and recovery advocacy.

We have published an advice note on the local government services pay agreement 2024/25 on pay rates applicable from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

We have launched the new Local Council Award Scheme criteria to help parish and town councils continue to thrive.

We have published our quarterly activity report covering July to September 2024, which details progress in delivering our strategic plan

We have cautiously welcomed the government’s proposals to build more houses on previously developed land in our response to the Built Environment Committee inquiry into the Grey Belt

We have launched a survey to gather information to respond to the Law Commission's consultation on burial and cremation.

Extra tickets are now available to our sold-out online event on mastering emergency planning on 23 October 2024.

Funding available for parish and town councils and community groups to enhance green spaces through the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We are delighted to announce the official launch of our new and improved website, which is now live and ready to serve parish and town councils and county associations.

Find out everything you need to know about our website ahead of its launch.

NALC joined a panel session at the East Riding and Northern Lincolnshire Local Councils Association conference.

NALC attended Scribefest 2024, an online conference dedicated to promoting the work of parish and town councils.

NALC is excited to unveil our new redeveloped website on 7 October 2024, a key initiative to deliver even greater value for your membership fee.

NALC has broadly welcomed the proposals in the government’s to-be-updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).