Policy and Best Practice
These documents offer guidance and advice on ways to structure, manage, and develop your Community Council.

- Title: Working With Your Local Authority Councllors
Description: Best practice examples for Councillors to follow.
File: Working-With-Your-Local-Authority-Councllors.pdf
Size: 90 kB

- Title: What CCs Are And Are Not
Description: This document clears up many misconceptions about Community Councils.
File: What-CCs-Are-And-Are-Not.pdf
Size: 128 kB

- Title: Organising Your Council
Description: Helpful advice on how to structure and govern your Community Council, regardless of size or budget.
File: Organising-Your-Council.pdf
Size: 171 kB

- Title: Local Authority Support to CCs
Description: This document sets forth guidelines on how local authorities should work with your Community Council.
File: Local-Authority-Support-to-CCs.pdf
Size: 98 kB

- Title: Communicating With Your Constituents
Description: This document offers ways to ensure that your Community Council is an authentic voice for your local community.
File: Communicating-With-Your-Constituents.pdf
Size: 145 kB

- Title: CC Boundaries
Description: Guidance on the issues which can arise when Parliamentary and/or Community Council boundaries are changed.
File: CC-Boundaries.pdf
Size: 79 kB

- Title: Campaigning On The Issues
Description: How to evaluate an issue and decide whether it is Community Council business.
File: Campaigning-On-The-Issues.pdf
Size: 114 kB

- Title: What has the ASCC done for us lately
Description: 2008 update on ASCC advocacy.
File: What-has-the-ASCC-done-for-us-lately.pdf
Size: 121 kB

- Title: What has the ASCC done for us lately - 2009
Description: 2009 update on ASCC advocacy.
File: What-has-the-ASCC-done-for-us-lately-2009.pdf
Size: 113 kB

