Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 02 - The Chairman of Local Councils (PDF, 96 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 03 - The powers of a parish meeting in a parish without a separate parish council (PDF, 61 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 04 - The powers of community meetings in communities without councils[1] (MS Word, 82 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team -

• 05 - Parish and Community Council meetings (PDF, 180 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 06 - Meetings of Parish Meetings (PDF, 61 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 07 - Non Councillor members of committees revised October 2013 (PDF, 51 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 09 - Handling Complaints - revised December 2018 (PDF, 2.3 Mb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 10 - Royal visits revised Mar 2013 (PDF, 36 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 11 - Celebrations and similar events revised Mar 2013 (PDF, 41 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 12 - Honorary Titles and Officers of Dignity revised Mar 2013 (PDF, 36 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 13 - Policing your Area (MS Word, 70 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

LTN 14E – Byelaws (England) - latest revision August 2016.

• 14 - Byelaws (PDF, 98 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team - revised July 2015 to reflect changes in contractual obligations (LTN 35) and Procurement (LTN 87)

• 15 - Legal Proceedings revised July 2015 (PDF, 92 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 16 - Control of litter (MS Word, 87 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

LTN 17 – Control of dogs has been generally reviewed and updated (November 2015). The most significant amendments explain public space protection orders (PSPOs) which were introduced by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. Under this Act, principal authorities in England and Wales may make PSPOs to, for example, control the presence of dogs in public spaces.

• 17 - Control of Dogs (PDF, 48 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 18 - Local Councils' power to provide parking spaces (MS Word, 106 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 19 - Unauthorised Parking on Private Land (PDF, 33 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 20 - Markets and other events (MS Word, 85 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 21 - Local Council help for village halls revised Aug 2012 (PDF, 44 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team - incorporating the arrangements following Ledbury. To be considered in conjunction with templates for Grievance policy and Disciplinary policy - both available on this website

• 22 - Disciplinary and Grievance Arrangements - November 2019 (PDF, 4 Mb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team - revised July 2015 to reflect changes in contractual obligations (LTN 35) and Procurement (LTN 87)

• 23 - Health and Safety - amended July 2015 (PDF, 69 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 24 - The Human Rights Act 1998 (PDF, 64 Kb)

Updated to include references to the procurement regulations (the Public Contracts Regulations 2015) and to situations where there are insufficient managing trustees for a charity to operate.

• 28 - Basic Charity Law - April 2017 (PDF, 68 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 29 - Straying Animals (MS Word, 71 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 30 - Defamation - revised February 2014 (PDF, 74 Kb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team - revised May 2020

• 31 - Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)

Legal Topic note produced by the National Association of Local Councils Legal Team

• 32 - Local Councils and Vat (MS Word, 155 Kb)