WELCOME
Clerks please circulate this bulletin to councillors and members of staff or email members the web link at www.capalc.org.uk
CAPALC needs You
The CAPALC Board provides management and direction for the organisation and meets up to six times each year. CAPALC covers the four Cambridgeshire district areas and the Peterborough area and membership of the CAPALC Board is open to any parish or town councillor of a member council. The Board is currently under represented in the South Cambs, Hunts and Fenland areas. Being a CAPALC Board member is a rewarding role and is an opportunity to play a more active role in the activities in your district area and the management of CAPALC and for the 240 councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Expressions of interest can be sent to Ian Dewar at or call 01480 376629 or 07802 824428 for an informal chat to find out more.
CAPALC is going Mobile
With the improvement in digital communications, the latest developments in mobile phones and the rise in the use of other mobile devices such as tablets CAPALC is in the process of piloting e-bulletins direct to chairmen, councillors and clerks. This service will allow any CAPALC member council (chairman, councillor or clerk) to receive CAPALC bulletins direct to their computer, phone or tablet rather than having to search for the information. To sign up for this service just email the word E-BULLETIN to
HMRC Real Time Information (RTI) and PAYE
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recognise that some small employers may need longer to adapt to reporting PAYE information in real time and have until 5th October 2013 agreed a relaxation of reporting arrangements for small businesses which may include parish and town councils.
It should be noted this is only a temporary relaxation and is not a withdrawal of the requirement to report PAYE in real time.
This just gives your council some extra time to adapt your processes or change arrangements for managing payroll.
Training sessions
New Clerks sessions - 23rd May 2013 & 30th May 2013 at Unit 3 – 10.00am
Clerks CiLCA sessions – next date is 19th June 2013 - Somersham
Allotments Workshop – 28th June 2013 at Sutton - 10.00am
Councillor training – June/July – contact office for details
Chairmanship training – June July – contact office for details
The training diary is published on the CAPALC website at www.capalc.org.uk and also circulated by email to each council Clerk.
To find out more about any of the CAPALC sessions for councilors, chairmen or clerks contact the CAPALC office on 01480 375629 or
Hunts Charter
Cambridgeshire County, Huntingdonshire District Council and Hunts Parishes have been in dialogue on the development of a charter. The charter is currently going forward to Hunts District Council on 20th May 2013 before circulation to the Hunts Parishes for consultation and adoption.
Quality Council Scheme
The National Stakeholder Group has advised there will be a period of consultation over the summer months and the revised scheme is unlikely to commence much before October 2013.
CAPALC is Moving
CAPALC is moving from mid June 2013 from Unit 3 to Unit 7, The Meadows, Meadow Lane, St Ives.
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