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Plunkett Foundation - Community Shops and Pubs

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Plunkett Foundation - Community Shops and Pubs

The Plunkett Foundation (based in Woodstock) offer assistance to people involved in setting up and running community-owned village shops and pubs. The Plunkett Foundation, a membership organisation, ...

Jul 3, 2025

Guidance on Code of Conduct and Register of Interests

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Guidance on Code of Conduct and Register of Interests

The Department for Communities and Local Government (now DLUHC) issued revised and updated guidance in September 2013 for councillors on the Code of Conduct. It is called Openness and transparency on...

Jul 3, 2025

The General Power of Competence - empowering councils to make a difference

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

The General Power of Competence - empowering councils to make a difference

The General Power of Competence was introduced in the Localism Act 2011 and came into effect in February 2012. The power is radical in that it allows a council to act as an individual would. (See OALC...

Jul 3, 2025

Vexatious requests for information, guidance from Information Commissioner

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Vexatious requests for information, guidance from Information Commissioner

Guidance was issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in May 2013. Under Section 14 (1) Freedom of Information Act 2000, public authorities do not have to comply with vexatious requests. ...

Jul 3, 2025

Introduction to Local Council Administration (ILCA)

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Introduction to Local Council Administration (ILCA)

The online Introduction to Local Council Administration (ILCA) is the level 2 sector specific qualification. The learning tool has five sections which can be studied in your own time. Each of the five...

Jul 3, 2025

Local Council Award Scheme

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Local Council Award Scheme

The Local Council Award Scheme is designed to provide the tools and encouragement to help parish and town councils improve, as well as promoting and recognising those councils that are already well ru...

Jul 3, 2025

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to cover deposits of small local authorities

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to cover deposits of small local authorities

From 3rd July 2015 the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) will cover the deposits of small local authorities. The definition of small local authority being one that has an annual budget ...

Jul 3, 2025

Planning Aid England

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Planning Aid England

Planning Aid England is funded by the Royal Town Planning Institute, a registered charity. It is separate from both central and local government and provides completely independent and impartial plann...

Jul 3, 2025

Community Asset Transfers

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Community Asset Transfers

This guide, produced by Locality in partnership with the Local Government Association and the National Association for Local Councils, highlights the strategic importance of Community Asset Transfer (...

Jul 3, 2025

The Good Councillors Guide

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

The Good Councillors Guide

The Good Councillors Guide is available. It can be downloaded for free from the Members Area of the NALC website (the username and password are in the Members Area of our website) or printed copies ar...

Jul 3, 2025

Election of Chair and Annual Parish Council Meetings

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

Election of Chair and Annual Parish Council Meetings

By the end of May every parish council should have held their Annual Parish Council Meeting, and the Chair of the parish council should have called the Annual Parish Meeting (which must be held by 1st...

Jul 3, 2025

The Good Councillors Guide to Neighbourhood Planning

Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, Rachel Brown

The Good Councillors Guide to Neighbourhood Planning

National Association of Local Councils (NALC) in association with Locality published in 2017 The good councillor's guide to neighbourhood planning. The guide is aimed at local councillors who are inte...

Jul 3, 2025

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