Newsletter September 2025
Don’t miss out on booking your council’s place at the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Book Your Place This year’s Somerset Parishes Conference will take place from 9am to 4pm on Friday 3rd October at The Canalside conference centre, North Petherton (near Bridgwater). Two representatives per SALC member council are invited to attend the conference. Although […]
SALC Annual General Meeting, 3rd October 2025
The Annual General Meeting of Somerset Association of Local Councils will take place at 10am, 3rd October during the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025. Please see below for the AGM agenda and online links to papers. Notice & agenda of the Annual General Meeting of the Somerset Association of Local Councils Ltd Date: […]
Somerset Parishes Conference 2025
We are delighted to announce that bookings are open for the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Book Your Place This year’s conference will take place from 9am to 4pm on Friday 3rd October at The Canalside conference centre, near Bridgwater. The day will include: SALC’s 2025 AGM Speakers from Somerset and beyond A selection of workshops featuring […]
Local government services pay agreement 2025/26
The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has reached an agreement on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. We encourage employers to implement this pay award as soon as possible. Members can download the 2025/26 agreement (salary scales) from the SALC knowledge hub, council as employer page […]
Newsletter July 2025
SALC has a new customer enquiry management system. In order that we can ensure that a response to your enquiry is made as swiftly as possible, please send all your general and training related emails to info@somerset-alc.org.uk Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Save the date for SALC’s “Somerset Parishes Conference 2025”, on Friday 3rd October at […]
Newsletter May 2025
2025 edition of the Practitioners’ Guide is published The Smaller Authorities Proper Practices Panel (SAPP, formally known as the Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance) has published the 2025 edition of the Practitioners’ guide, which applies to Annual Governance and Accountability Returns (AGAR) for the financial years commencing on or after 1st April 2025. The most […]
Newsletter March 2025
SALC is moving to the city of Wells After almost 8 years, SALC is leaving its offices in Somerton and moving to England’s smallest city. From 1st March our new postal address is:Somerset Association of Local CouncilsTown Hall,Market PlaceWells BA5 2RB The SALC office will have a base in Wells Town Hall, but please note […]
Newsletter January 2025
What’s new for 2025? Members can access the SALC website Legal Topic Notes & Guidance page to read new advice notes about the duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace; access advice on Martyn’s Law, including an anti-terror checklist, and financial advice about changes to national insurance contributions. Ewan, SALC’s CEO, is launching a Chair’s Forum to facilitate support, […]
Newsletter November 2024
Somerset Parishes Conference 2024 hailed a success! SALC held is first conference in partnership with Somerset Council last Wednesday, 13th November. Councillors and clerks representing over ninety Somerset city, town, and parish councils joined us, together with Somerset Council councillors and officers, at North Petherton’s Canalside Conference Centre, to discuss how we can collectively improve […]
Somerset Parishes Conference 2024 & AGM
Don’t forget to BOOK YOUR PLACE and your FREE LUNCH at the Somerset Parishes Conference 2024. Booking your council’s place at the 2024 conference and AGM via this Eventbrite link not only tells us your lunch preferences, but also enables us to find out which workshop sessions you want to attend. Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024, 9:30am to 4pmLocation: The […]