Skegness Town Council is delighted to report that it has recently been awarded “Quality Town Status” and is now one of only a handful of Town and Parish Councils in Lincolnshire with such a status.
The Quality Parish scheme was designed and launched in June 2003 (following the Government Rural White Paper 2000) and provides a benchmark minimum standard for parish and town councils and enables them to better represent the communities they serve.
The scheme also aims to give enhanced relationships between local councils, principal authorities and community and voluntary sector organisation's.
In order to achieve Quality Status town and parish councils must demonstrate that they have reached the standard required by passing several tests including:
Electoral Mandate
Qualification of the Clerk
Council Meetings
Communications
Annual Report
Accounts and
Code of Conduct
For more information on Quality Status visit:
www.nalc.gov.uk
NALC/Aon First Tier Awards
Local Council Review / Co-operative Bank
Communications Awards
Website of the Year
1. Madeley Parish Council
2. Yate Town Council
3. Plaistow & Ifold Parish Council
4. Skegness Town Council
5. Harpenden Town Council
Commended:
- Bradley Stoke Town Council
- East Grinstead Town Council
- Halewood Town Council
- Horley Town Council
- Stockbridge Parish Council
Commenting on www.skegness.gov.uk,
the judges said: This is a really friendly site and, literally,
a fountain of knowledge.
The way it focuses primarily on the work of the town council
is commendable, and the design is great.
View the website statistics - From 2002
