Membership

The Advantages of membership include:

• High quality training for Councillors and Clerks in partnership with the SLCC and District Associations
• Friendly impartial advice five days a week by telephone and email
• Regular newsletters
• Reference and Information Service with access to legislation, case studies, journals, company profiles and the latest market reports
• Networking opportunities through the Executive Committee and District Associations
• Free job vacancy service
• A clerks’ email forum
• Locum Clerks
• Referral of complex legal enquiries to the National Association of Local Councils
• Specialised Legal Services
• Opportunity to be involved in various consultations
• Best Kept Village Competition
• Quality Local Council publications with volume discounts
• Representation for Local Councils on various County, Regional and National bodies

Free publications include:

Matters Arising – our newsletter
Welcome to Clerking – a guide for new Clerks
Good Councillors Guide and various leaflets and information sheets.

Free templates include:

Standing Orders
Register of Interests
Vacancy notice
‘Model’ minutes
‘Model’ agenda