Documents
beginning with "H"
HAGS presentation slides
Presentation slides from HAGS, a sponsor for our 2022 AGM.
'HAGS has been manufacturing and installing outdoor play and sports & fitness equipment for over seventy years. With HAGS, you get a turnkey solution, with design, consultation, supply and installation, after sales and inspection and maintenance. All ages, from toddlers to adults, benefit from the 300-plus play areas we install each year in the UK alone. You have access to 3,000 products across eleven ranges.'
Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Health and Safety Revised LTN23
Local Councils are made up of over 80,000 councillors and employ over 25,000 staff and have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of its employees and others. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 on employers and employees to protect health and safety. This note sets out some basic principles and highlights principles that councils may need to investigate further.
Wed, 01 Jul 2015
Highways LTN72
Powers of highway authorities so local councils can make representations. Highways Authorities have a number of powers in respect of road safety. This Legal Topic Note details the following powers/ duties:
to change speed limits;
to construct road humps;
to provide pedestrian crossings;
to provide adequate lighting;
to provide signage;
to provide other road calming measures.
Mon, 02 Jul 2012
Homeworking Policy - template
A form of words for councils considering adopting a home working policy.
Mon, 10 Feb 2020
Honorary titles and officers of dignity LTN12
This LTN concentrates on the titles of honorary freemen and officers of dignity, the current situation in relation to these titles and the power to appoint honorary freemen.
Individuals may enjoy special status in their local area in a variety of different ways. Such status can be by appointment, by conferment or by admission. This Legal Topic Note concentrates on the titles of freemen, officers of dignity and honorary freemen and freewomen. It will first consider the current situation in respect of the ancient titles of freemen and officers of dignity. Then it will outline the position in relation to the power to appoint honorary freemen and freewomen.
Fri, 01 Mar 2013
Honours
How to nominate individuals for New Year and Birthday Honours.
An Honour is a unique form of national recognition. It is a distinctive way of acknowledging someone's impact on UK life, whether they fundraise for a local cause or volunteer at the local school; promote the economy or support one of the Government's particular priorities. There is considerable competition for Honours: each nomination faces rigorous evaluation and decisions are based on the information contained on the nomination form. It is very important that your nomination gives the Government Department and the Independent Sector Committees which make the final decisions the information they need to consider the case fully and in context.
Wed, 01 Jul 2015
How to support mental health at work
An informative document from the Mental Health Foundation about mental health at work (under M in documents). It covers how to manage your own mental health, how to support colleagues and how to make your workplace mentally healthy for everybody.
Wed, 07 Aug 2019
Human Rights Act LTN24
The Human Rights Act 1988 (the 1988 Act) (which came into effect in October 2000) incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
Mon, 13 May 2019