Sources of information

This page contains useful links to sources of information

General Links

• National Association of Local Councils (NALC)
• Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)
• Hertfordshire County Council
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Information Commissioner
• GOV.UK
• Royal Society for the prevention of accidents

Planning

• When is permission required? – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• Locality (Community Rights to Bid, Build and Challenge)

Finance

• VAT for Local Authorities
• HMRC
• PKF Littlejohn; External Audit; AGAR

Burials and cremations

• Federation for Burial and Cremation Authorities

Environment

• Woodlands Trust
• Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust
• Flooding in Herts
• Chilterns Conservation Board

Allotments

• National Allotment Society

Village Halls

• CDAHerts Village Halls and Community Buildings Safeguarding
• CDAHerts Village Halls and GDPR
• CDAHerts Village Halls and Community Buildings Webpage

Parliament

• Book a UK Parliament Workshop
• Find your MP:www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/
• Commons Enquiry Office: hcinfo@parliament.uk  020 7219 4272
• Members of the Lords: www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/
• Lords Information Office: hlinfo@parliament.uk 020 7219 3107
• Sign up to mailing list
• Request a UK Parliament Community Outreach Workshop: https://learning.parliament.uk/en/session-workshop/outreach-workshops/
• Petition Parliament: https://petition.parliament.uk/
• Select Committees: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/select/
• All Party Parliamentary Groups: https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/
• Early Day Motions: https://edm.parliament.uk/
• Hansard: https://hansard.parliament.uk/
• What’s on in Parliament: https://whatson.parliament.uk/