Guides for parish and town council clerks
Plain-English notes on what to publish online, accessible agendas, minutes, Word templates, PDFs, accessibility statements and the AGAR. Written for clerks of parish and town councils in England. General information, not legal advice.
What parish councils must publish online
The Transparency Code, meeting notices, minutes, officer decisions and the 2018 accessibility rules, with links to the official sources.
Why scanned PDF agendas fail accessibility
Why scanned or untagged PDFs fail, what the 2018 regulations say about older files, and practical options for current meeting papers.
How to make parish council minutes accessible
What the rules say about agendas and minutes, why scans are a problem, and the Word and publishing steps that make the biggest difference.
Free accessible agenda and minutes templates
Download Word templates that use real headings and numbered items, then publish the finished file as an accessible web page.
Accessibility statement for parish councils
What the statement must include, how to write one from the GOV.UK model, and where to publish it on your website.
AGAR Assertion 10 explained
What the AGAR accessibility question means, what the Practitioners’ Guide expects, and what evidence is worth keeping.
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