Tags: Coronavirus
- Page:
- 1
- 2
Guidance on Play Areas
On 26 June, the government produced guidance for managing playgrounds and outdoor gyms. NALC will be engaging with the government on the impractical nature of much of this guidance and the financial implication for local councils.
RoSPA has provided NALC with additional information to complement government guidance:
The government has announced that in England children's playgrounds are allowed to open... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:34 by Wendy Amis
Posters and resources to help discourage littering
- Natural England has updated its Countryside code (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-countryside-code?utm_source=Members&utm_campaign=8b56984497-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_08_03_15_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_206970988f-8b56984497-347688857&mc_cid=8b56984497&mc_eid=469fb9162d)
- Keep Britain Tidy have created a range of anti-littering campaign resources including posters.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:25 by Wendy Amis
Arts fund and Re-imagine Grants
The Arts Fund has announced new Respond and Reimagine Grants to help museums, galleries and cultural organisations respond to immediate challenges connected to the COVID-19 crisis, and offer support to adapt and reimagine ways of working for the future.
Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:23 by Wendy Amis
Holding Parish and Town Council Meetings - update for 4th July 2020
Local council meetings
Following the government announcement of further easing of lockdown restrictions from 4 July, as at 26 June both NALC and SLCC strongly advise local councils to continue to meet remotely, without the need for face to face contact. The government rules still state that we should all work from home if we can.
Local councils have the powers to hold public meetings remotely by using... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 11:40 by Wendy Amis
Coronavirus Job Retention Grant Scheme Flexible Furlough Leave Update
The Government has announced that workers who were on Furlough Leave before the 10th June 2020, can return to work on a Part Time/Reduced hours basis from the 1st July.
- It is up to Employers to decide what hours should be worked, as long as they would fall within Employees normal hours of work.
- Staff will get paid 100% of their normal hourly rate of pay for the hours that they work.
- Employers will be... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:01 by Wendy Amis
ACRE guidance on reopening of village halls for pre school
ACRE have provided updated guidance on the re opening of village halls and community centres to accommodate pre school facilities. It is now acceptable for these facilities to open for children other than key workers so long as the governments recommended measures to minimise the spread of Covid 19 can be implemented. For more information go to the Rural Action Derbyshire website.
Posted: Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:22 by Wendy Amis
The UK Government's COVID19 recovery strategy
The Government has released updated guidelines related to the Coronavirus. As ever, it is important to use official Government advice to inform any actions or decisions, given the prevalence of unreliable news sources. On Monday afternoon the government released 'Our plan to rebuild: the UK Government's COVID-19 recovery strategy'. This gives more detail of new government guidelines that come into... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 11 May 2020 15:32 by Wendy Amis
DALC's new online training via Zoom
WHILE lockdown is in place, we've linked up with the Zoom platform to deliver all our training sessions online. Same informative content, same great trainers - and plenty of opportunity for interaction and Q&A. We've just added May's courses to our training calendar.
Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:01 by Wendy Amis
Guidance on Holding Remote Meetings
The National Centre for Cyber Security (NCSC) has issued updated guidance to help individuals and organisations choose, set up and use video conferencing safely and securely. The Local Government Association also provide guidance and support on holding remote meetings.
Posted: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:54 by Wendy Amis
Local death management powers
The government has produced statutory guidance issued under s.58 and Schedule 28 to the Coronavirus Act 2020. The 2020 Act introduced new powers for local authorities and government to support the resilience of local death management systems, and step in if they become overwhelmed. Parish councils are excluded from the definition of the local authority for the purposes of s.58 and Schedule 12 to the... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:52 by Wendy Amis
- Page:
- 1
- 2
