Documents
The Climate Emergency, What Can a Parish/Community/Town Council Do?
Presentation HAPTC AGM 2022
Tue, 05 Jul 2022
HR Bulletin Summer 2022
- Options due to travel disruption
- Data Reform Bill
- Health and Safety Updates
- Need to comply with national minimum wage increases
- Potential employment law changes
- Difference between wrongful and unfair dismissal
- How should employers handle employees stranded abroad
- Further help and/or advice
Wed, 22 Jun 2022
Dementia Friendly Communities
Demonstrating the positive impact of building dementia-friendly communities and providing local councils with the tools to help them develop their own.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022
NALC Legal Update June 2022
NALC Legal Update – June 2022
- The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020
- New legislation – councillor disqualification for sexual offences
- Declaring casual vacancies
Wed, 01 Jun 2022
The HAPTC Year 2021-2022
A summary of what HAPTC has provided for its member Councils throughout the year
Mon, 23 May 2022
HAPTC AGM Agenda 2022
Agenda for the HAPTC AGM; speaker:
Cllr Andrew Gallagher, Croxley Green Parish Council:
Responding to the climate emergency – what can a Parish Council do?
Mon, 09 May 2022
Amendable Model Standing Orders
Electronic version of amendable Model Standing Orders for Local Councils
Tue, 03 May 2022
HAPTC Membership List
A list of the Hertfordshire Parish, Town and Community Councils currently in membership of HAPTC
Sun, 24 Apr 2022
Use of Red Diesel by Councils April 2022
Use of red diesel by councils The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 has been amended from 1 April 2022, with Schedule 1 (Excepted Vehicles) being deleted and replaced by Schedule 1A (Excepted Machines), which significantly reduces the entailment to use red diesel (which contains a dye to indicate that fuel duty has not been paid).
Wed, 06 Apr 2022
Payments for Working From Home, April 2022
Homeworking Allowance:
Employers can reimburse employees for reasonable additional costs they incur while working at home under homeworking arrangements.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022
Governance and Accountability 2022 - A Practitioners Guide
For all authorities with a turnover under £6.5million.
Section 1 The Annual Governance Statement
Section 2 The Statement of Accounts
Section 3 Proper practices in relation to accounts for a smaller authority that has decided to prepare accounts and be audited as a full audit authority
Section 4 Non-statutory guidance for internal audit at smaller authorities
Section 5 Supporting Information and Practical Examples
Mon, 04 Apr 2022
Nomination for the HAPTC Executive Committee 2022
An election will be held at the Annual General Meeting on the 5th July 2022 for the HAPTC Executive Committee. 9 members will be appointed; 5 for a term of 3 years and 4 members to serve 1 year.
Member Councils who are not already represented are invited to nominate a candidate for election by completing and returning this form by 9am Friday 27th May.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022
Procurement Thresholds from 28 March 2022
Procurement thresholds for public tenders have increased from 28th March 2022
Mon, 28 Mar 2022
HAPTC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes 2021 10
Minutes of the HAPTC Executive Meeting October 2020
Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Preferred suppliers and contractors for Local Councils (process)
The council has a legal duty to ensure best value, which is generally done through competition, by seeking multiple quotes or tenders.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022
Salary Scales 1st April 2021-31st March 2022
These are the scales for 2021-2022. Salaries and Spinal Column Points (SCP); National Agreement.
As soon as the 2022-2023 scales are agreed and released we will upload them in place of these.
For those where London Allowance is applicable:
From 1 April 2021: Inner Fringe Area=£914 Outer Fringe Area=£637
(as issued by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services)
Fri, 04 Mar 2022
HAPTC Executive Committee Meeting Agenda 18th March 2022
Agenda for the HAPTC Executive Committee Meeting 18th March 2022
Fri, 04 Mar 2022
Section 137 Expenditure Limit for 2022-23
Section 137 Expenditure Limit for 2022-23
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
Banking – completing FATCA or CRS forms
This note will assist councils in completing certain forms for their bank Banks may ask councils to complete a form to comply with FATCA (The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which seeks to ensure US citizens do not avoid tax by using foreign accounts) or to meet the requirements of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), which is being rolled out globally by tax authorities.
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
Making Tax Digital
How will Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT will affect local Councils? Only relevant to VAT registered councils. Those with a taxable turnover of less than £85,000 must comply from 1 April 2022.
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
Hertfordshire Internal Audit Service - what does it offer?
Audits cover the requirements of the Annual Internal Audit Report, the Practitioners Guide, and the Accounts and Audit Regulations.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022
Funding & Grants Bulletin November 2021
Funding & grants available for local communities and councils
Wed, 17 Nov 2021
What can local councils do on climate change?
This report aims to paint an accurate picture of how climate change is being tackled by local (parish, town and community) councils and identify the challenges they face. In doing so, NALC can better understand how to support local councils in creating more sustainable communities.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021