Understanding Your Council
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The Essential Councillor and Planning in Plain English sessions can be delivered at your venue for all the councillors (or up to 15 participants if you are working with other councils).
Dates can be booked at your convenience with the trainer. Flat fee of £275 + travel.
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Thu 8 Feb 2024 6:30 pm |
Event End Date | Thu 8 Feb 2024 8:30 pm |
Cut off date | Thu 8 Feb 2024 5:00 pm |
Registered | 9 |
Available Place | 11 |
Individual Price | £40 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Wed 10 Apr 2024 6:30 pm |
Event End Date | Wed 10 Apr 2024 8:30 pm |
Registered | 14 |
Available Place | 6 |
Individual Price | £40 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Wed 17 Jul 2024 6:15 pm |
Event End Date | Wed 17 Jul 2024 8:15 pm |
Registered | 15 |
Available Place | 3 |
Individual Price | £40 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Thu 12 Sep 2024 6:15 pm |
Event End Date | Thu 12 Sep 2024 8:15 pm |
Registered | 16 |
Available Place | 2 |
Individual Price | £45 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
In this 1 hour lecture, Simon Pritchard (SALC Training Officer) will introduce Code of Conduct, simplify and explain all the key elements, with particular attention to Declaration of Interests.
Topics to include:
- The Code of Conduct (based on LGA Code of Conduct)
- Declaration of Interests
- The Standards Regime
- Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
- Personal/Prejudicial Interests
- Bias and Pre-determination
- Standards complaints and sanctions
Suitable for:
- All councillors no matter what their experience
- New councillors should have untaken this session within the first 6-months.
- Longer serving councillors should re-fresh their knowledge regularly as required by the Code of Conduct
- Also, a popular event for Clerks / Officers
Event Date | Mon 11 Nov 2024 6:00 pm |
Event End Date | Mon 11 Nov 2024 7:15 pm |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 10 |
Individual Price | £25 for members |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
In this 1 hour lecture, Simon Pritchard (SALC Training Officer) will introduce Code of Conduct, simplify and explain all the key elements, with particular attention to Declaration of Interests.
Topics to include:
- The Code of Conduct (based on LGA Code of Conduct)
- Declaration of Interests
- The Standards Regime
- Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
- Personal/Prejudicial Interests
- Bias and Pre-determination
- Standards complaints and sanctions
Suitable for:
- All councillors no matter what their experience
- New councillors should have untaken this session within the first 6-months.
- Longer serving councillors should re-fresh their knowledge regularly as required by the Code of Conduct
- Also, a popular event for Clerks / Officers
Event Date | Wed 13 Nov 2024 6:00 pm |
Event End Date | Wed 13 Nov 2024 7:15 pm |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 6 |
Individual Price | £25 for members |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
In this 1 hour lecture, Simon Pritchard (SALC Training Officer) will introduce Code of Conduct, simplify and explain all the key elements, with particular attention to Declaration of Interests.
Topics to include:
- The Code of Conduct (based on LGA Code of Conduct)
- Declaration of Interests
- The Standards Regime
- Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
- Personal/Prejudicial Interests
- Bias and Pre-determination
- Standards complaints and sanctions
Suitable for:
- All councillors no matter what their experience
- New councillors should have untaken this session within the first 6-months.
- Longer serving councillors should re-fresh their knowledge regularly as required by the Code of Conduct
- Also, a popular event for Clerks / Officers
Event Date | Mon 2 Dec 2024 1:00 pm |
Event End Date | Mon 2 Dec 2024 2:15 pm |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 9 |
Individual Price | £25 for members |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
Course content:
- Understanding the legislation around quoracy
- Managing inquoracy
- What is a dispensation
- Dispensation Criteria
- The process of granting dispensations
- Legal and operational considerations
Event Date | Tue 10 Dec 2024 11:00 am |
Event End Date | Tue 10 Dec 2024 12:20 pm |
Registered | 6 |
Available Place | 9 |
Individual Price | £30 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Tue 17 Dec 2024 6:15 pm |
Event End Date | Tue 17 Dec 2024 8:15 pm |
Registered | 20 |
Available Place | 4 |
Individual Price | £45 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
In this 1 hour lecture, Simon Pritchard (SALC Training Officer) will introduce Code of Conduct, simplify and explain all the key elements, with particular attention to Declaration of Interests.
Topics to include:
- The Code of Conduct (based on LGA Code of Conduct)
- Declaration of Interests
- The Standards Regime
- Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
- Personal/Prejudicial Interests
- Bias and Pre-determination
- Standards complaints and sanctions
Suitable for:
- All councillors no matter what their experience
- New councillors should have untaken this session within the first 6-months.
- Longer serving councillors should re-fresh their knowledge regularly as required by the Code of Conduct
- Also, a popular event for Clerks / Officers
Event Date | Mon 3 Feb 2025 10:00 am |
Event End Date | Mon 3 Feb 2025 11:15 am |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 12 |
Individual Price | £25 for members |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
The essential course for new and experienced councillors on all the up to date duties and powers of a local council in this fast paced modern world. The role of Local Councils in modern government, their duties and powers, Councillors and the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders, DPI's and involvement in meetings, etc., the Clerks responsibilities, the Chairman's role, the latest updates on legislation and much more!!
Event Date | Thu 6 Mar 2025 6:15 pm |
Event End Date | Thu 6 Mar 2025 8:15 pm |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 21 |
Individual Price | £45 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |
Course content:
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Quoracy:
- Definitions of Quoracy
- Legislation and Guidance on Quoracy
- Measuring Quorum for your Local Council
- Exceptions to the Rule
- Corporate Inquoracy
- Managing Inquorate Meetings
- The Flies in the Ointment
- Dispensation
- What is a dispensation?
- Conflicts of interest
- Dispensation Criteria
- The process for granting dispensations
- Examples and Case Studies
- Applying Dispensation in Practice
- Documents and resources
Event Date | Wed 26 Mar 2025 11:00 am |
Event End Date | Wed 26 Mar 2025 12:30 pm |
Registered | 1 |
Available Place | 14 |
Individual Price | £30 for members |
Location | Zoom |
Categories | Understanding Your Council |