Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA)
The new and updated portfolio guide for the Certificate in Local Council Administration has
now been launched and is available to download from the Training Page or in booklet format from the WALC office.
If you have yet to register to undertake the qualification you will need to register for the
NEW one. If you registered before 16 April 2008 and are in the process of completing the
portfolio of evidence you may continue with the original portfolio or change to the new
one if you wish.
Registration forms can also be found at the above web address or can be obtained from
the WALC office.
Governance and Accountability - A Practitioner’s Guide
Some clerks and members will be familiar with the above guide, known as the “White
Binder”. It is some time since the last version of the White Binder was published and
there have been some changes to accounts and audit requirements.
A new updated version of the Practitioner’s Guide is now available. This can be downloaded, in sections or in full, from the NALC website and either
printed and inserted into your existing White Binders, replacing previous content, or
referred to electronically.
The new version contains updates to the original guide, some extra and some new
materials to help practitioners. For example, you will now find:
• a link to the popular publication Councils Accounts – Your Rights
• updates about the thresholds separating basic and intermediate bodies
• updates for the impact of changes to the Accounts and Audit Regulations and the Audit Commission Act
• updates reflecting the LGPIH Act 2007
• new notes on the council as Trustee
• new notes on making and reporting long-term investments
• new notes on completing Sections 1, 2 and 4 of the annual return
• new section on how to carry out a review of internal audit
• new section on capital budgeting
• new Part 4 directing the largest councils to relevant proper practices
• updated and new appendices covering:
− councils’ legal powers
− the responsibilities of audited bodies and their appointed auditors
− a 2008 annual return
− links to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 as amended and CLG’s guidance on
− CLG’s guidance on investing
− executive year-end checklist
• an updated and extended glossary of terms; and
• an Index
Visit http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Latest_News/Governance_and_Accountability.aspx to
access the guide. On this web page it is listed in sections or if you click on “The Guide”
at the bottom of the page you can download the document in its entirety.
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