The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) currently work with the Local Government Association (LGA) to offer the largest parish and town councils the opportunity to take up the Corporate Peer Challenge. 

It is available to members of the super council network (parish and town councils with an annual precept exceeding £1 million or an annual turnover surpassing £1.5 million) or those large councils (councils with an electorate over 6,000 and/or a budgeted income of £600,000 or more) who have achieved the Gold Award in the Local Council Award Scheme. 

To find out more visit the NALC website using this link.

These challenges rely on the involvement of stakeholders from a range of backgrounds who form the "peer team" and NALC are on the lookout for more people to get involved.

If you would like to find out about how it works and what is involved, there is an opportunity to attend a brief workshop run by the LGA on 21st October at 10.30 am.  The invitation is available to councillors, clerks, officers and county associations like SALC.

It is of particular interest to SALC as we have had in the pipeline for some time the idea of a pilot scheme here in Suffolk as not many fall into the NALC criteria set out above.  We are working with East Suffolk Council and a number of Town Councils in this regard.  It means we too in the future might be looking for suitable peers who are working clerks, officers and acting councillors.

It is easy to register to attend - simply fill out this online form. 

We hope to see you there!