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The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) is the 'umbrella' body for county associations. It provides dedicated legal and technical advice for county associations and represents local councils at government level.

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The Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) is the professional association for parish and town clerks.

Planning Aid provides free, independent and professional town planning advice and support to communities and individuals who cannot afford to pay planning consultant fees. It complements the work of local planning authorities but is wholly independent of them.

The South East England Development Agency (Seeda) is to be abolished, the government has announced. It's objective is to replace regional development agencies (RDAs) with Local Enterprise Partnerships or LEP's. The process will begin with a white paper to be published later in the summer. Seeda was established by the Labour government in 1999 with the aim of supporting the economic development of the region.