participation inquiry found that creating unitary councils should strengthen and clarify local democracy and accountability, helping rural local government to punch its weight with city-regions and regional bodies. It recommended a structure of powerful new unitaries working closely with a renewed network of empowered parish and town councils.The BCs decision on the status of the current amber light unitaries of Devon, Suffolk and Norfolk is now due in October, following a further...

from : BlogPosts  21st July 2009

We welcome Government moves giving local authorities a duty to respond to petitions. We also welcome new powers for councillors to call for local government matters to be refered for consideration by the overview and scrutiny committees of their local authorities.

from : BlogPosts  20th March 2008

We'll be taking part in this forward-looking conference exploring the vital contribution that parish and town councillors make to community governance, leadership and empowerment...

from : Events  7th November 2007

NALC's regional Stepping Stones events will share good practice and provide regional networking opportunities for councillors and officers of all tiers of local government.

from : Events  10th March 2009

NALC's regional Stepping Stones events will share good practice and provide regional networking opportunities for councillors and officers of all tiers of local government.

from : Events  10th March 2009

We're supporting this event investigating the opportunities and threats confronting the local council sector.

from : Events  19th June 2008

We're holding a one day conference to launch the findings and recommendations of our 'strengthening the role of local councillors' inquiry.

from : Events  14th January 2008

Crispin Moor, our Whitehall Director, has written about our participation inquiry 'Strengthening the role of local councillors' for the latest issue of Whitehall and Westminster World.

from : News  19th February 2008

Our Call for EvidenceWe're launching a national inquiry to explore the opportunities and challenges for rural councillors and what stands in the way of them doing more to help rural people have greater influence over local decisions.Rural England’s population is represented by shire county, unitary and district councils, over 8000 parish and town councils, plus a wide variety of local groups and partnerships.  Yet nearly half  of rural people do not believe they can influence...

from : News  8th February 2007

Do councillors at higher tiers have greater corporate responsibility to their councils and as a result compromise their ability to act as community advocates and champions?

from : News  9th May 2007