Managing Paper – “Paper Chase!”

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Managing Paper – “Paper Chase!”

We all wonder what to do with it! This course helps you to select the essential and the non essential paperwork as well as explain what to include in all your information from writing minutes, and reports to disclaimers and press releases. Useful for everyone in local councils, whether officer or member.

This course is worth: 3 CPD Points

 

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 Date  Course Code  Location  Duration  Members Price  Non-Members Price
 Monday 8th March  10/PC01  Harben House
Tickford Street, Newport Pagnell, Bucks MK16 9EY 		 Full day  £95  £120
 Monday 26th April  10/PC02

 
Village Hotel Nottingham
Brailsford Way
Chilwell
Nottingham
NG9 6DL

 Full day  £95  £120

 

The Topics


The Legal Basis for Local Councils - Freedom of Information 2000, Data Protection Act 1998, Local Government Act 1972

The Information Commissioner – what is notification, and why we need to notify.

Freedom of Information – the publication scheme and sensitive information. Who can ask for what.

Practical aspects – our notice board, our offices, our minute book
What we must display and what we need to include in our Minute Book. How we should write our minutes.

Paper retention – how long do we keep papers, and where should we keep legal documents. Minutes and financial papers, cemetery records, staffing records, VAT and Inland Revenue items and so on. Deeds and leases. The importance of a Paper Policy

Archiving – how and where to store items

Electronic communication – content, signatures and legal commitment

Copying, and acknowledging

Handling the Press – the press release

REVIEW CASE HISTORIES INVOLVING LOCAL COUNCILS

TALK THROUGH AND DO

USEFUL HANDOUTS – including commonly used terms and useful contact details. Template Paper Policy.

NETWORKING

OUR PRESENTERS EllisWhittam & Partners LLP and ILCM members and Practitioners