County Durham Association of Local Councils Cleveland Association of Local Councils and County Durham and Cleveland Branch of the Society of Local Council.

County Durham Association of Local CouncilsCounty Durham Association of Local CouncilsCleveland Association of Local Councils Cleveland Association of Local Councils

and and

County Durham and Cleveland Branch of the County Durham and Cleveland Branch of the Society of Local Council Clerks.Society of Local Council Clerks.

Joint WorkingJoint Working

Northampton 22 June 2012Northampton 22 June 2012

Neither party (SLCC or CDALC/CALC) areNeither party (SLCC or CDALC/CALC) are

• Protectionists or Protectionists or • Jealous of their own boundariesJealous of their own boundaries

All parties have a common aim which is to: All parties have a common aim which is to:

• Break down barriers between clerks Break down barriers between clerks (SLCC) and councils (CDALC & CALC) to (SLCC) and councils (CDALC & CALC) to ensure services/information etc are not ensure services/information etc are not delivered in isolation.delivered in isolation.

JOINT WORKING JOINT WORKING

• Provide training and development Provide training and development

opportunities for both clerks and councillors opportunities for both clerks and councillors in combined sessions wherever possible. in combined sessions wherever possible.

• Assist each other with practical advice and Assist each other with practical advice and assistance to provide quality services for assistance to provide quality services for councils to benefit communities.councils to benefit communities.

JOINT WORKING JOINT WORKING

• CDALC Officer is a CDALC Officer is a member of the SLCCmember of the SLCC Branch ExecutiveBranch Executive and attends Branch and attends Branch Meetings/ConferencesMeetings/Conferences

• In County Durham we have a Coordination In County Durham we have a Coordination Group of Clerks (SLCC) and CDALC to Group of Clerks (SLCC) and CDALC to deal with local issues arising for both clerks deal with local issues arising for both clerks and councils.and councils.

JOINT WORKING JOINT WORKING

• Working together with the ethos of Working together with the ethos of providing relevant timely information to providing relevant timely information to councils and clerks alike.councils and clerks alike.

JOINT WORKING JOINT WORKING

SLCC Annual Conference Durham 2010

Joint County Joint County Association/SLCC Association/SLCC membership on the membership on the County Durham County Durham and Cleveland and Cleveland County Training County Training PartnershipPartnership

Joint discussions Joint discussions about training to be about training to be delivered and ways delivered and ways in which delivery is in which delivery is implemented.implemented.

County Association County Association /SLCC /SLCC representatives representatives deliver training deliver training sessions either sessions either separately or separately or together.together.

COUNTY TRAINING PARTNERSHIPCOUNTY TRAINING PARTNERSHIP