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s137 limit for 2024 / 2025

22nd of January, 2024

s137 limit for 2024 / 2025 The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has notified the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) that the appropriate sum for section 137(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 (the 197...

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Internal Auditors! Ever thought of being one?

5th of January, 2024

Internal Auditors! Ever thought of being one? LALC has received increased calls for Internal Auditors and Internal Auditing Services. This could indicate there may be a shortage of IAs for our area...

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Working in Partnership

5th of January, 2024

Working in Partnership One of LALCs first tasks when it went through its management change at the start of 2022 was to improve its working relationships with Partners. At the top of the list were Lancashire County Council and...

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NALC Legal Opinion on Funding Churches

5th of January, 2024

NALC Legal Opinion on Funding Churches “Power to fund works to property relating to affairs of the Church or held for an ecclesiastical charity (England only)”   In late December NALC issued a new Legal Opi...

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Long Service Award for Dave

5th of January, 2024

Long Service Awards Dave Sharples was nominated by Catterall Parish Council after giving 40 years of service to the Council and his community. At the Wyre Area Committee meeting Dave was presented with the Long Service Award ...

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