Documents
Executive Committee approved minutes 22nd February 2018
Approved minutes for the meeting on 22nd February 2018
Tue, 05 Jun 2018
Good Councillors' Guide 2018
The essential guide for parish and town councillors. This guide introduces the work of local councils and the part you play as a councillor in the tier of local government closest to the people. You will also find it a useful reference. It is divided into five parts to help you find your way as a new, or even as an experienced, councillor.
Hard copies can be purchased from GAPTC at a cost of £3.50 plus postage.
Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Executive Committee meeting 28th September 2017 Minutes
Approved minutes of meeting of 28th September 2017
Wed, 04 Apr 2018
Executive Committee meeting minutes 8 June 2017
Approved minutes of the Executive Committee meeting on 8 June 2017
Wed, 04 Apr 2018
Compulsory Purchase Orders - LTN82
Updated LTN describing the circumstances in which a parish council may compulsorily purchase land and the procedure for doing so.
The Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 do not permit a local council to compulsorily purchase land. However, under s125 of the LGA 1972 Act it may request the relevant principal authority to do so on its behalf, if it is unable to acquire it by agreement and on reasonable terms.
Wed, 10 Jan 2018
Vital Signs - Gloucestershire
This report brings together statistics from a range of national and local data sets, with the results from a survey of Gloucestershire residents. In bringing this information together, the six vital sign themes enable us to understand how Gloucestershire is performing statistically in relation to the rest of the UK, as well as sharing the view of people living in the county.
"The majority of people living in the county want to live in an area where everyone has the opportunity to flourish physically, intellectually, mentally and spiritually.
However, this reports highlights the fact that there are significant inequalities in our midst. Nor everyone, for example, has the same access to adequate housing. Fuel and food poverty exist. There are different health outcomes for people living within a few miles of one another..."
Dame Janet Trotter DBE, Lord Lieutenant for the County of Gloucestershire and President of Gloucestershire Community Foundation
Wed, 13 Dec 2017
Documents and Records - GCC Archive advice
Guidance on which documents and records should be kept and for how long.
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
Audit fees - external 2017/18 to 2021/2022
Scale of routine external audit fees plus possible additional costs.
Mon, 06 Nov 2017
External Audit Fees
Scale of routine fees for external audit, and other possible costs, from 2017-18 to 2021-22 set by the Smaller Authorities' Audit Appointments.
Mon, 06 Nov 2017
Markets and Other Events LTN20
Local Authorities (including parish and community councils, but not parish or community meetings) are empowered to establish or acquire markets in their area pursuant to section 50 of the Food Act 1984
Wed, 01 Nov 2017
Parish Council to a Town Council - how to do it
We asked the Clerk of Quedgeley TC, Jacquie Webster, to tell us how they went about changing from a PC to a TC.
Wed, 25 Oct 2017
Payment of fees to Information Commissioner
A NALC briefing on paying fees to the Information Commissioner now and following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations in 2018.
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
AGM Minutes 2017
Minutes from GAPTC's 2017 AGM held at Highnam Community Centre in July 2017
Fri, 06 Oct 2017
Environment - The Local Environment LTN70
Overview of the powers of principal authorities so parish councils can make representations with regard to the environment and the appearance of the local environment. Includes vehicles on the road, abandoned vehicles, graffiti and fly posting, noise and lighting
Fri, 01 Sep 2017
Planning applications - Material planning considerations
Issues taken into consideration when planners make planning decisions.
Wed, 16 Aug 2017
Local Council case studies - promoting good practice
These case studies are have been listed by NALC and date back to 2015, but they provide a good idea about the range of work taking place across the sector.
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
Jargon Busting Rural Affordable Housing
Jargon which is not always self-explanatory.
Courtesy of GRCC
Tue, 01 Aug 2017
AGM Minutes 2016 - final
Approved minutes from GAPTC's AGM held at Highnam in July 2016.
Sat, 15 Jul 2017
The Voice of the Councillor
The Councillor Commission – organised by the local government magazine TheMJ and De Montfort University Leicester and supported by NALC – publish its final report 'The Voice of The Councillor'. When the Commission was launched we pressed for our sector and our 10,000 councillors not to be overlooked, securing representation on the Commission and a dedicated stream of work to ensure the voice of parish and town councillors was heard. The 124 page report (which is in plain language and easy to read!) includes a dedicated chapter on parish and town councillors and four specific recommendations out of the twenty in total.
Fri, 14 Jul 2017
Common Land (Ownerless) LTN54
How local authorities can protect common land and village greens where the owner cannot be identified.
Mon, 10 Jul 2017
Reform of Data Protection law LO3-17
A briefing in advance of the introduction in May 2018 of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Thu, 29 Jun 2017
Neighbourhood Planning - Good Councillors' Guide
A new guide to neighbourhood planning for councillors.
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
LTN 63 Planning and Building Control Enforcement
An overview of the enforcement procedures in respect of planning and building control matters.
Tue, 13 Jun 2017
Planning (Building Control and Enforcement) LTN63
An overview of the enforcement procedures in respect of planning and building control matters.
Tue, 13 Jun 2017
Dual-hatted councillors
A report on the pros and cons of having parish and town councillors who are also district/borough and/or county councillors.
With thanks to Julie Shirley of Eastington PC for allowing us to use the research she undertook for her Community Governance degree dissertation.
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
Parking - local Councils power to provide parking spaces LTN18
The powers of local councils to provide parking spaces are derived mainly from the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Wed, 01 Mar 2017
Executive Committee meeting minutes 23 February 2017
Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 23 February 2017
Thu, 23 Feb 2017
Emails - guidance on content/sending emails
Emails sent by parish and town councillors and clerks are within the public domain and can be accessed by the public and press using the Freedom of Information legislation.
This guidance, taken from an article by the NALC solicitor, helps you to consider the content of your emails.
Wed, 01 Feb 2017