Grant funding update 16/05/23
The government has extended the Community Ownership Fund to local councils The government’s Community Ownership Fund, round 3, opened on 11th May and, following lobbying by NALC, has for the first time been extended to allow applications from parish and town councils. The Community Ownership Fund is operated by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and […]
Wellbeing Newsletter 28th April 2023
Somerset Council’s vision to put people at its heart Somerset’s new unitary authority has a vision that, “puts all the people of Somerset at the heart of everything we do; we will be a council that will do our best to be there whenever our residents need us. The way in which we deliver our services may […]
FREE hybrid event: applying to SALC’s grant fund
FREE hybrid event open to all parish and town councils across Somerset that aims to bring councils together to share and develop ideas and collaborations for fundable projects. On booking, please state whether you will join in person or require a Teams link. Book through eventbrite, here.
SALC Newsletter 31st March 2023
The UK’s new emergency alert system is now live The government’s new Emergency Alerts system will be tested nationally on Sunday April 23rd. An emergency alert is a loud, siren-like sound with a message on the screen of your mobile phone or tablet. The system will enable people to be contacted via their mobile […]
SALC’s 2023 AGM – Saturday 29th April.
The Association is seeking directors Please note that the attached agenda for the AGM includes the process for nominations and appointment of company directors to serve on SALC’s board. Anyone who might be interested in being a company director is encouraged to contact Justin, SALC’s CEO, for an informal chat and to be given more […]
SALC Newsletter 15th March 2023
Changes to the VAT rules on sports facilities Since the update in our February newsletter, HMRC has published some brief guidance about VAT reclaims in relation to the non-business treatment of sports facilities. Subsequently, The Parkinson Partnership has revised its bulletin, VAT on Sports Fees, to give more clarification on the process and scope of any reclaims, whilst still acknowledging that […]
SALC Newsletter 23 February 2023
Section 137 expenditure limit for 2023-2024 DLUHC has confirmed the appropriate sum for the purpose of section 137(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 for parish and town councils in England for 2023-24 is £9.93 per elector.Section 137 is a statutory power permitting parish & town councils to spend in a single financial year a maximum amount of […]
Finance Briefings February 2023
Updated threshold for publication to Contracts Finder The government has increased the threshold for Contracts Finder from £25,000 to £30,000 On 21 December 2022, the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2022 came into force and updated the de minimis thresholds for publication of contract notices and contract award notices to Contracts Finder. Where the estimated total value of a contract […]
SALC Newsletter 27th January 2023
SALC has written to Somerset’s MPs in appeal for support on standards As reported in our December newsletter, the government is being called upon to re-visit its response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life report on local government ethical standards. Dr Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East, has tabled an Early Day Motion […]