Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 83670

Local Government: Staff

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making the qualification of Certificate in Local Council Administration (a) mandatory and (b) included in train

Answer

Alison McGovern
Town and parish council clerks play a crucial role in enabling councils to effectively serve and represent their communities. There are currently no plans to make the Certificate in Local Council Administration mandatory for town and parish council clerks...

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