Elma Glasgow How to diversify engagement while balancing your workload The challenge of engaging with residents who do not typically participate in consultations, is a longstanding one. And one which exists across many sectors, not just in Planning. However, there are ta... Community engagement Local consultation NSIPs 1 Jun 2026 NSIPS
Elma Glasgow How councillors and officers can protect their wellbeing during the NSIP planning process It is an exceptional time for town and parish councils over and above just being busy.The scale, pace and cumulative nature of infrastructure development in Suffolk is placing increasing pressure on c... Community engagement Local consultation NSIPs 26 May 2026 NSIPS
Elma Glasgow Statutory Consultation coming up? What you need to do now. Pre-Application stage is a town or parish council’s most powerful legal window to shape a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). Once this phase closes, your ability to influence what i... Community engagement Local consultation NSIPs 26 May 2026 NSIPS
SALC, Laura Sampson Buckingham Palace Garden Party 2026 SALC was delighted to receive the opportunity to invite two Chairpersons/Mayors, selected by draw, to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party in 2026. The successful winners were Roger Broughton fro... 19 May 2026 SALC NEWS and BLOGS
SALC, Laura Sampson What the parish meeting (where there is no council) is required to do that can claim exemption This helpful blog provides the following information: Can the parish meeting claim exemption What must the parish meeting send to PKF Littlejohn when declaring exemption Submission deadlines Publicati... SALC news / update for members 15 May 2026 Preparing for Audit
SALC, Laura Sampson What the council is required to do if unable to declare exemption This helpful blog provides the following information: What must the authority send to PKF Littlejohn Submission deadlines Publication requirements Public rights notice for authorities that are not abl... SALC news / update for members 15 May 2026 Preparing for Audit
Elma Glasgow NSIP Case Study - Saxmundham Town Council This case study examines how Saxmundham Town Council has responded to the cumulative impact of multiple Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), with a focus on community engagement, ma... Community engagement Local consultation NSIPs SALC news / update for members 11 May 2026 NSIPs case study
SALC, Laura Sampson What the council is required to do that can claim exemption Is your council under £25,000 for gross income and gross expenditure and able to claim exemption? This helpful blog provides the following information: Can the authority claim exemption What must the ... SALC news / update for members 27 Mar 2026 Preparing for Audit
SALC, Laura Sampson External and Internal Audit Preparing for Audit All councils and parish meetings, regardless of whether their income and expenditure are over or under £25,000, are required to undergo an annual audit and approve an annual govern... SALC news / update for members 27 Mar 2026 Preparing for Audit
SALC, Laura Sampson Transparency Codes Transparency code for smaller authorities and The Transparency Code 2015 What are the differences!! All local parish and town councils are subject to the transparency codes introduced in 2015, emphasi... SALC news / update for members 27 Mar 2026 Preparing for Audit
SALC, Laura Sampson Notes of meeting 26th March 2026 Chris Bally, CEO of East Suffolk Council and Caroline Topping, Leader of East Suffolk Council joined us following the Government announcement on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) They highlighted ... 26 Mar 2026 East Suffolk Area Forum News
SALC, Sally Longmate Government decision On 25th March, the Government issued a Written Ministerial Statement confirming its decisions regarding Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Suffolk. The Government has confirmed that the three-un... 25 Mar 2026 SALC NEWS and BLOGS
