Salary awards 2025-26
Latest update 24th April 2025:
The National Employers for Local Government Services has made a full and final pay offer to trades unions of a one-year (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) offer - click on this link to view the full and final pay offer.
With effect from 1 April 2025, a proposed increase of 3.20 per cent will be paid as a consolidated, permanent addition to all NJC pay points. A response from the trade unions is awaited. We will continue to provide updates on any developments
Section 137 Expenditure Limit
NALC have shared with us the expenditure limit for the period 2025 - 2026 which will be £11.10 per elector. Click on this link to view our SALC Blog.
JPAG Practitioner's Guide 2025
JPAG is now called Smaller Authorities Proper Practices Panel. The new guide for 2025 is now available via NALC along with details of changes from the 2024 guide. The 2025 guide relates to the financial year 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Click on this link to view the NEWS article from NALC (to download the guide and changes information, you will need to log into your NALC account). An addendum to the Annual Governance Statement - assertion 10 has been published - click on this link to view the addendum.
SALC website/member portal updates
There is a new topic on Powers and Duties, published within the Knowledge Bank, The Model Council, on the SALC Member Portal.
New information page on Suffolk Highways now published - click on this link to view this new page.
Guidance on managing payroll page now published - click on this link to view this new page. This includes guidance on best practice and payroll blogs managed by our Payroll Officer. It also includes a section of FAQ's.
.GOV.UK domains, publication of an information page - link to page.
Guidance on Planning information page now published - link to page This includes a recording and slides of the recent Biodiversity Net Gain event delivered by Suffolk and Norfolk Wildlife Trust. A model policy for Biodiversity is now available on the SALC Member Portal, Document Templates.
SALC training offer
SALC in collaboration with Suffolk Highways have published the upcoming forums on topics such as grass cutting, roadworks, flooding etc. Click on this link to find out dates and to book.
Model Financial Regulations
NALC have released an updated version of the model Financial Regulations in March 2025.
Click on this link to view the updated version via templates on our member portal.
Model standing orders
NALC have released an updated version of the model standing orders in April 2025. NALC have updated Model Standing Order (England) section 18 to comply with new procurement legislation and ensure consistency with the NALC Model Financial Regulations. The changes are to 18.a.v, 18.c, 18.d, and 18.f. NALC have also updated Model Standing Order (England ) section 14 to better reflect Code of Conduct requirements. 14.a, 14.b, and 14.c have been removed. We have also changed the language in the document to gender-neutral terms to align with our policy and the Civility and Respect Project.
Click on this link to view the updated version via templates on our member portal.
NALC
NALC have renamed legal topic notes to Advice Notes. These are available for members by registered for a NALC account, see below information.
SALC is working on the member portal 'Model Council' to remove reference to the previous NALC legal topic notes and refer instead to the new advice notes. Training resources will be updated in due course.
NALC have launched a new website on 7th October 2024. Click on this link to read our NEWS blog. You will need to register for an account to access the NALC resources.
Publications
NALC together with CPRE have published a revised guide on how to respond to planning applications. This new guide is available to download from the NALC website, click on this link to view their NEWS blog. Please note, a NALC account is required to download the guide. Click on this link to register for a NALC account.
NALC have launched an updated version of The Good Councillor Guide to Finance and Transparency. This is available through the NALC website. You will need to register for an account to access. View the SALC NEWS blog for further information Click on this link to read our NEWS blog.
SALC has published the latest e-newsletter 'The Local Councillor'. click on this link to view our new webpage to view the latest news from SALC.
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