DALC News Updates | Derbyshire ALC

NJC Pay Agreement

by Matthew Evans

Jul 24, 2025

The National Joint Council (NJC) for Local Government Services has reached an agreement on the 2025/2026 pay award. From 1 April 2025*, staff on NJC terms will receive a 3.2% pay increase* across all ...

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Digital Data Compliance IT Policy

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Jul 2, 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the forum on 25.06.2025 online. Seeing such strong engagement and shared commitment across the board was great. The discussions were focused, practical, and packed ...

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June forum: Preparing for AGAR & digital data compliance

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Jun 11, 2025

Join us for our next forum on Wednesday, 25 June 2025: Clerks: 1:00 PM, 1-hr Session Chairs and Council Members: 2:30 PM, 1-hour Session At our upcoming forum, we will discuss the key assertions from ...

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May Forum , Breakthrough Communications: Dealing with Difficult People and Situations

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

May 9, 2025

May Forum: Join Us for the Next DALC Forum – 21 May 2025* We’re pleased to invite you to our upcoming DALC Forum on Wednesday, 21 May 2025*, where we’ll be tackling a topic many of us face in local ...

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April Forum Planning and Infrastructure Bill

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Apr 9, 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill We would like to invite you to our next DALC Forum, which is open to all, on 16th April at 1:30 PM. We are pleased to welcome Andrew Towlerton, Lead O...

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DALC March Forum

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Mar 13, 2025

* March Forum 19/03/2025 @ 1:00pm * We will be joined by Tom Veitch, Climate Change Officer at DCC and hopefully by the climate officers from the districts and boroughs in the county as well. The for...

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Local Government Reorganisation

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Mar 4, 2025

The vital role of parish and town councils in the upcoming local government reorganisation was highlighted at two recent events. Suffolk County Association hosted a Zoom session * (now available to vi...

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Guidance on Estimating Council’s NI Contributions for 2025/26 Budget Planning

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Nov 13, 2024

Further to the budget speech a couple of weeks ago, it is possible to calculate the council’s NI contribution for staff for 2025/26 to assist with budgeting. There are a number of tools available on t...

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Impact of National Insurance Changes on Parish and Town Council Budgets

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Nov 6, 2024

Dear colleague Following the budget last week it became obvious that there is a serious financial implication for parish and town councils with the reduction in NI allowance for employers. We have be...

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Duty to prevent sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Nov 5, 2024

Duty to prevent sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace This duty has now come into effect and councils should ensure that there is a policy in place and training undertaken to en...

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November Forum 2024

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Nov 4, 2024

Emergency Planning officer Rob Brittan, of DCC, and a representative from Derbyshire Police will attend our November forum 25/11/2024 at 13:30pm - 3pm this is to discuss the impact of Martyn’s Law on ...

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Local Government Pay Claim

by dalc, Jamille Riverol

Aug 15, 2024

Although the GMB union has accepted this year’s pay offer, the two other unions, UNISON and UNITE, have both rejected it. These organisations are now intending to hold a ballot of their members for in...

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