Guides for clerks
Plain-English explanations of the statutory jobs, written to be minuted, not admired. No sign-up, no paywall.
📊 Research: The State of Parish Council Websites 2026
We audited all 5,552 parish and town council .gov.uk domains. 410 of the registered addresses do not work; 79% of live sites have accessibility issues. Full findings.
Read the guide →How to count “3 clear days” — properly
The day you publish doesn’t count, the meeting day doesn’t count — and neither do Sundays or bank holidays. Worked examples, including Easter.
Read the guide →The AGAR timetable, start to finish
Year end, approval, the exercise of public rights, and publication — what must happen when, and what a smaller council can skip.
Read the guide →The website accessibility duty (and AGAR Assertion 10)
What WCAG 2.2 AA actually asks of a parish council website, the accessibility statement, and the five fixes that solve most failures.
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