Quality status page

To be awarded Quality status, a council must demonstrate that it has met a number of criteria. These cover its electoral mandate, the qualifications of its Clerk, Council meetings, communication, annual reports, accounts, and having an ethical framework.

"Achieving Quality status demonstrates that a council has met the standards expected from an effective, representative and active parish council."

For more information see the Quality Status pages on the website of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC).

A Quality Parish Council . . . .

is representative of, and actively engages, all parts of its community, providing vision, identity and a sense of belonging;
is effectively and properly managed;
articulates the needs and wishes of its community;
upholds high standards of conduct;
is committed to work in partnership with principal local authorities and other public service agencies;
in proportion to its size and skills, delivers local services on behalf of principal local authorities when this represents the best deal for the local community;
works closely with voluntary groups in its community;
provides leadership to the community through its work on parish plans;
working with its partners, acts as an information point for local services.


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To be awarded Quality status, a council must demonstrate that it has met a number of criteria. These cover its electoral mandate, the qualifications of its Clerk, Council meetings, communication, annual reports, accounts, and having an ethical framework. "Achieving Quality status demonstrates that a council has met the standards expected from an effective, representative and active parish council." For more information see the Quality Status pages on the website of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC). *A Quality Parish Council . . . .* is representative of, and actively engages, all parts of its community, providing vision, identity and a sense of belonging; is effectively and properly managed; articulates the needs and wishes of its community; upholds high standards of conduct; is committed to work in partnership with principal local authorities and other public service agencies; in proportion to its size and skills, delivers local services on behalf of principal local authorities when this represents the best deal for the local community; works closely with voluntary groups in its community; provides leadership to the community through its work on parish plans; working with its partners, acts as an information point for local services.
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