Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Data Protection Changes from 19 June 2026 Data Protection Changes from 19 June 2026: What Parish and Town Councils Need To Know Important changes to UK data protection law came into force on 19 June 2026 and parish and town councils should re... GDPR data 24 Jun 2026
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson House of Lords backs key amendment to strengthen parish governance House of Lords back key amendment to strengthen parish governance The House of Lords has delivered an important moment for parish and town councils, backing an amendment to the English Devolution and ... LGR devolution 20 Apr 2026
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Postponement of Elections Postponement of Principle Authority Elections Through our affiliation with the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), we regularly contribute to national responses on issues that directly affe... LGR election 27 Jan 2026
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson What's on Councillors' Minds? What's on Councillors' Minds Local Representation at the Centre of LGR Discussions As Gloucestershire takes the next step toward Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), many councillors across county a... LGR devolution 1 Dec 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Cross-Bounday Motion Adopted by NALC Cross-Boundary Motion Adopted by NALC: Gloucestershire Leads the Way We are delighted to share that the Gloucestershire Association of Parish and Town Councils (GAPTC) has successfully secured nationa... AGM CGR LGR boundary motions 11 Nov 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Understanding Assertion 10 Understanding Assertion 10: Digital and Data Compliance for Councils We recently attended a webinar unpacking the details of the new Assertion 10 which councils can expect to find on their 2026 AGAR. ... AGAR accessibility assertion 10 data domain 25 Sept 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Understanding 'Place' What Does Government Mean by ‘Place’? We’ve been asked a lot recently about what government means by the terms place, locality, and neighbourhood in the current devolution agenda. With the English Dev... LGR devolution locality neighbourhood place 10 Sept 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation: What We've Heard So Far and Next Steps We’ve been working hard to ensure parish and town councils are fully engaged in conversations around Gloucestersh... 25 Mar 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson GAPTC's Progress on Devolution GAPTC’s Progress on Devolution: Ensuring Parish and Town Councils Are Represented At GAPTC, we have been working hard to ensure that parish and town councils are fully informed and represented as Glou... LGR devolution 11 Mar 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Collaboration is Supportive Our First Council HUB Meets We are excited to announce that our first Council HUB, the West Forest Council Clerks Group (WFCCG), has met, marking an important step in improving communication and colla... Collaboration HUB Support 27 Feb 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Ofcom Consultation Ofcom Consulation: What Your Council Should Be Aware Of The Ofcom consultation on the Universal Postal Service and postal regulation could have several implications for town and parish councils and th... Communication Ofcom Postal service Royal Mail 24 Feb 2025
Gloucestershire Association of Local Councils (GALC), Kerrin Wilkinson Martyn's Law Update Martyn’s Law – What Local Councils Need to Know Progress of the Bill The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill (Martyn’s Law) continues its journey through Parliament and is now at the House of Lord... 24 Feb 2025