General Sector News

Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) Learning Convention and Exhibition 2019

Published 16 September 2019

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Cyclists demand access to rural footpaths

British cyclists are calling for a reform of England’s rights of way legislation to allow bikes onto country footpaths – a call resisted by wal...

Published 27 August 2019

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GDPR Timeline Calculation Change

Following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) relating to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data P...

Published 27 August 2019

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Data Protection: New Guidance from the ICO

Responding to consultations with SLCC and our partners in the local council sector on the top three challenges presented by new Data Protection rul...

Published 15 August 2019

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Utility companies may have to dig up footpaths, not roads

The Times reports that a Department for Transport consultation document has revealed that utility companies may be told to bury new cables and pipe...

Published 1 August 2019

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Clerk of the Year Finalists announced

The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has announced the three finalists for its “Clerk of the Year Award” as part of its 2019 Star ...

Published 25 July 2019

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Plans to establish Spitalfields Parish Council rejected

Tower Hamlets London Borough has rejected calls to establish a parish council for the Spitalfields area, in what would have been only the second lo...

Published 22 July 2019

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Unions set to propose 10% pay rise for council staff

LocalGov reports that Unison, the GMB and Unite are set to agree a pay claim this week for 10% rises for all staff and £10 per hour minimum ra...

Published 18 July 2019

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Petitions call for new Maidenhead and Windsor Town Councils

Residents of both Maidenhead (population 50,000) and Windsor (32,000) have launched petitions calling on Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council to ...

Published 12 July 2019

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Beautiful buildings commission interim report

The Government's ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission published its interim report, Creating Space for Beauty, this week. One of th...

Published 12 July 2019

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