Transcript Document

Howard Midworth, SLCC CEO
“The Society Moving
Forward”
10 October 2014
MEMBERSHIP SURVEY
Most valued member benefits
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Advisory Services
Communications (The Clerk, website)
Branch Networking
Further investment planned into these
important areas
MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
5000
4500
4000
4156
3563
4349
3638
4536
3663
4586
3682
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2008
2010
2012
2014
MEMBERSHIP PENETRATION
BY SIZE OF COUNCIL
Precept under £10k
4,163 Councils
20%
Precept £10k to £25k
1,714 Councils
47%
Precept over £25k
2,608 Councils
77%
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
PENETRATION
Membership Penetration
77%
80%
70%
60%
47%
50%
2011
40%
30%
20%
20%
842
807
10%
0%
<£10k
£10k-£25k
Over £25k
OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE
Chief Executive
Strategy, National and Policy Issues
Conferences
Training &
Education
Finance &
Facilities
Advisory
Services
Communications
Membership
& Marketing
Representation
& Partnerships
ADVISORY SERVICES
New Specialist Advisors
COUNTY BRANCHES
• Networking & sharing information & issues
• Invaluable for new clerks
• Mentoring role to support those new to the
profession
• Source of new members
COMMUNICATIONS
Clerk Magazine
Website
News Bulletins
Increase in number of
pages and articles
New Search Facility
Advice Notes
Latest news
E-mailed regularly to
all members
CONFERENCES
National
2015
Hinckley Island
October
Larger
Councils
2015
Stratford
June
Regional
Practitioners Roadshows
2015
Stratford
March
2015
10 venues
+ Joint Wales
C P D COURSES
2015  Most extensive programme ever
 Planned around ‘Expressions of
Interest’ form on website
 New topics
QUALIFICATIONS
ILCA
CiLCA
COMMUNITY
GOVERNANCE
Induction
Refreshed
for 2015
Higher Education
with UoG
INSTITUTE
New Key Focus:
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Professional Recognition
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Professional Development
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3 Levels – Fellow, Member, Student
JOINT NALC WORK
PROGRAMME
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New joint protocol agreement signed
Regular CEO meetings
Agreed employment advice and templates
Recommended hours for part-time clerks
Potential for future joint events
Sector-led body for procurement of
External Audit
IMPROVEMENT &
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
• National Training Stakeholders
 DCLG, NALC, SLCC, LGA
• New ‘Local Council Award Scheme’
(replaces Quality Parish Scheme)
• Refreshed CiLCA
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CiLCA England
CiLCA Wales
NVQ aligned
apt awards
GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTATION
• Practitioner View
 Practical impacts
 Implementation challenges
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Non-political
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Consultation responses
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
 Regular presentations by DCLG officials at
National and Regional Conferences
 LLCN Meeting at Westminster
 Shadow Minister at Larger Councils’ Conference
(Andy Sawford MP)
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
 LCTS and referenda
Ministerial meetings
 Involvement in drafting ‘Plain
English Guide’ on Openness and
Transparency
 Parish Polls reform discussions
WALES
Reforming Local Government Agenda
• “Devolution, Democracy & Delivery”
• Consultation responses
DEVOLUTION OF
SERVICES
• Opportunity to maintain & deliver services locally
• Larger Local Councils contracting resource capacity to
smaller parishes
• Parishes working together to create economies of scale
to deliver services
• Caution over transfer of assets
 Full disclosure of costs, VAT implications
 Maintenance liabilities, state of repair
• Capacity & skills required
 Project management, additional resource
LOCAL COUNCIL FINANCE
• LCTS – reducing levels
passed down
• Referenda principles or ‘capping’
- only affect highest ‘Band D’ equivalents
IF introduced
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
& SUPPORT
• Demonstrate wide community support for
spending budgets
• Regular communication with communities
 Websites
 Digital engagement
• Validate Local Council precept is
delivering spending demanded by local
communities
NEW LEGAL ENTITY
PROPOSALS
Clearly separate majority professional body
activities (95%) such as training and advice;
from employment support and discussion of
terms & conditions activities
NEC DECISION TO
PROGRESS PROPOSALS
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Clarify position on Council paid
subscriptions
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End negative comments about “the
Society just being some trade union”
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Employment support, terms &
conditions discussions to remain a
vital and fundamental part of member
support and services
LEGAL STRUCTURE
Two entities:
Society of Local Council Clerks
- the professional body for Local
Council Officers
Association of Local Council Clerks???
- providing employment support and
ALCC
discussing terms and conditions
Association of Local Council Clerks
PROPOSALS TO AGM 2015
Further work to be undertaken and NEC
to recommend on:
One subscription or separate
subscriptions?
Governance arrangements
Constitution
CONCLUSION
• A robust, active and financially sound
Society
• Investing in further member benefits and
additional services
• Support, advice, training, representation,
networks, communication for members