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NALC launch Engaging Parliament Toolkit

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

NALC launch Engaging Parliament Toolkit

This toolkit will help parish and town councils and county associations confidently champion our priorities and strengthen their engagement with parliamentarians. With 10,000 parish and town councils ...

17 Apr 2026

Public Consultation - Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Public Consultation - Local Government Reorganisation in Greater Lincolnshire

The Government has launched a seven-week public consultation on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) for Greater Lincolnshire ending on 26 March . Four proposals have been put forward as part of a pr...

6 Feb 2026

Supporting Residents with Sight or Hearing Loss

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Supporting Residents with Sight or Hearing Loss

NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council and Healthwatch Lincolnshire, is gathering feedback to better understand how people with sensory impairments exp...

6 Feb 2026

Local Government Services Pay Agreement 2025

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Local Government Services Pay Agreement 2025

The National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services have announced that the 2025-26 pay award has now been agreed. The rates have been increased by 3.20% and are applicable from 1st April 2...

24 Jul 2025

Section 137 Spending Limit for 2025/26

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Section 137 Spending Limit for 2025/26

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has advised that the appropriate sum for the purpose of section 137(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 for parish and town councils in Eng...

18 Mar 2025

Don’t miss The Big Lunch webinar for councils

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Don’t miss The Big Lunch webinar for councils

Join the Eden Project, the organisation behind The Big Lunch campaign, for a lunchtime webinar on Thursday 30 January at 12pm to explore how The Big Lunch can help councils of all levels support safer...

16 Dec 2024

Moving to a .gov.uk domain: 85% government funding now allocated

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Andrew Everard

Moving to a .gov.uk domain: 85% government funding now allocated

Moving to a .gov.uk domain: 85% government funding now allocated All councils aspiring to move over to a .gov.uk domain with the help of government funding, should note that 85% of funding has now bee...

4 Dec 2024

Freedom
of Information request regarding RM6281 Workforce Alliance Framework for Social
Services (Lot 4)

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Andrew Everard

Freedom of Information request regarding RM6281 Workforce Alliance Framework for Social Services (Lot 4)

You may have recently received an email from foi2@publicprocurementreviewservice.co.uk making a Freedom of Information request for data held by your local council on RM6281 Workforce Alliance Framewor...

22 Nov 2024

Do the National Insurance changes from April 2025 affect local councils?

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Andrew Everard

Do the National Insurance changes from April 2025 affect local councils?

The Government announced in the Budget that it is .... "to increase the rate of employer NICs by 1.2 percentage points to 15%. The per ‑ employee threshold at which employers start to pay National Ins...

18 Nov 2024

National Planning Policy Framework

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Andrew Everard

National Planning Policy Framework

LALC online EGM took place on 12th September 2024 to approve minutes of the 2023 AGM followed by a presentation by Andrew Towlerton MRTPI about the Government's consultation ending during September 20...

13 Sept 2024

Emergency Volunteers and Community Emergency Planning

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

Emergency Volunteers and Community Emergency Planning

Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) are holding an information evening for anyone who may wish to volunteer their time to support us before, during and after emergency situations. Volunteering to supp...

11 Oct 2023

NALC Consultation - Infrastructure Levy

Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils, Elaine Atkin

NALC Consultation - Infrastructure Levy

Summary The Infrastructure Levy is a reform to the existing system of developer contributions — Section 106 planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy - in England. The Department for ...

30 Mar 2023