Dear Colleagues This week I attended the briefing session on Martyn’s Law hosted by the SLCC, over 450 attendees signed on to hear an update from the Home Office, views from both the SLCC and NALC and a peer experience from Shrewsbury Town Council. The upshot is that whilst it isn’t law yet, there are […]
Safeguarding is the term used to describe the policies and procedures which protect vulnerable people from abuse, harm, and neglect. All types of organisations which come into contact with the public need to have safeguarding policies; there is a duty of care and a legal responsibility for safeguarding employees, volunteers, clients, and visitors – in
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We are very excited to announce that Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Association of Local Councils is a finalist for this year’s Star Council Award County Association of the Year! We would also like to congratulate and wish the very best of luck to Cllr Luca Webb, Chepping Wycombe Parish Council, Buckinghamshire who is a finalist
Hello and welcome to the last full week of October 2023! We enjoyed a wonderful Conference 2023 last week at The Gateway in Aylesbury. Our theme was Community Enrichment and we had invited Town and Parish Councils from the whole county to come forward and tell us what they were doing and how they had
Dear Councils Well this is it, Conference next Tuesday! Exhibitors are standing by, presenters are feeling jumpy, our wonderful peer councils and youth councils are practicing calm thoughts. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you all. Booking is still open so if you have been procrastinating, follow the pink writing at the bottom
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Good morning everyone! This morning the low cloud cover on my circuitous route to work definitely shouted Autumn even though the temperature was reading 16°. Here in BMKALC headquarters we are marking with purpose towards both our annual Conference, 17th October and our 75th AGM, 1st November. There is a lot to get through
PLEASE CIRCULATE TO ALL COUNCILLORS It has been a busy week with the return of councils across the county to normal business after the summer break. I attended the MKCC Parish Forum last week and enjoyed the presentations given by Milton Keynes Play Association, The Neighbourhood Services Team and Community Speedwatch. There was the opportunity
This week has seen the return of councillors and clerks to usual business after the summer break and I am sure you are all looking forward to or have just had your first meetings, in September. I do hope you have all been able to enjoy the late summer weather we are experiencing at the
Allotments What a change in weather from last week, I was so cold this time last week and today I am sat in Judges Lodges feeling the heat. It will be lovely to enjoy the sunshine and I am sure those of you who have allotments will be pleased to have dry weather to enable
Youth Councils, Code of Conduct Seminar, Councillor Recruitment & Retention, 2023-24 Pay Award Updates, Devolved Services, Democracy in Action from NALC, and the Coronation Living Heritage Fund So here we are at the end of August having just enjoyed the last Bank Holiday of the year; the leaves are beginning to fall, and it is
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