Events
Clerk and Officers Update
These sessions, for local council employees, are relatively informal and are designed for information sharing and networking. Topical subjects are introduced, occasionally by external expert speakers. You will also have time to raise own issues and questions and given a…
Latest Updates in Planning - Making Plans, Taking Decisions - The National Planning Policy Framework 2026 and beyond
**Summary** In August 2026 the government completed a significant shakeup of the planning system with the publication of a new and very different version of the National Planning Policy Framework. This session looks in detail at how the new NPPF…
Digital and Data Compliance
**Summary** This 2 hour session is designed to update council’s on data protection legislation and how to achieve compliance with Assertion 10 on the Annual Governance & Accountability Return. Suitable Audience Councillors, Clerks and office staff who handle personal data.…
Managing Absence and Ill Health
This course is designed to give you an overview of dealing with staff absence and capability relating to ill health. **Suitable Audience** Councillors and staff responsible for managing people, or those who wish to develop their knowledge in this area.…
Councillor Essentials - Knowledge and Core Skills
**This course will be held in two parts online and you will need to attend both sessions: Part 1 - Wednesday 13th January Part 2 - Wednesday 20th January** This course is aimed at new councillors, or those that would…
Handling Challenging Individuals
The aim of this course is to give participants the tools and confidence to deal with difficult or challenging behaviour in their council. We will look at ways of trying to understand why the other person (or people) may be…
What You Need To Know
**This course will be held in two parts and you will need to attend both sessions Part 1 - Tuesday 26th January 2026 Part 2 - Tuesday 32nd February 2026** This informal small-group course gives new and inexperienced Officers an…
Making AGAR Digital – Preparing for the 2027 AGAR
Learn about the new online portal for submitting elements of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), ahead of its planned introduction in April 2027. This session is aimed at parish and town council clerks, Responsible Financial Officers (RFOs) and…
Intro to CiLCA
This is offered as a 2.5 hour stand-alone session for attendees to gather information to make a decision on whether they would like to take the CiLCA qualification and whether they would like to enrol on the Hampshire ALC Training…