{"id":9744,"date":"2025-06-08T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T12:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/?p=9744"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:18:02","slug":"slcc-local-council-clerk-week-7-14-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/slcc-local-council-clerk-week-7-14-june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SLCC &#8211; Local Council Clerk Week: 7 \u2013 14 June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local Council Clerk Week: 7 \u2013 14 June 2025<\/p>\n<p>Empowering change with Local Democracy<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>From bustling towns to rural hamlets, the unsung heroes of local government\u2014<strong>local council clerks<\/strong>\u2014are the driving force behind the services and spaces that shape our everyday lives. As we mark\u00a0<strong>Local Council Clerk Week 2025<\/strong>, we shine a spotlight on the professionals who keep the wheels of grassroots democracy turning.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme,\u00a0<strong>\u201cEmpowering Change,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0reminds us that the most accessible and impactful transformations can start right on our doorstep. Town, parish, and community councils are the first tier of local democracy, and clerks are the professionals who make them work.<\/p>\n<p>Since their inception in 1894, local councils have evolved into dynamic, community-led bodies that manage everything from parks and play areas to climate initiatives, youth centres, and public events. In 2025, their role is more vital than ever. As\u00a0<strong>English devolution<\/strong>\u00a0continues to shift power closer to communities, local councils are stepping up\u2014and clerks are leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s securing funding for a new skatepark, coordinating remembrance parades, advising councillors on complex legislation, or rallying volunteers to clean up a riverbank, clerks are at the heart of it all. They are trained, qualified, and deeply committed to public service.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<strong>Wales<\/strong>, community councils are seizing new opportunities to shape local futures. With clerks guiding the way, these councils are becoming powerful engines of change\u2014responsive, resilient, and rooted in the needs of their people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob Smith<\/strong>, Chief Executive of the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClerks are the lynchpins of around 10,000 local councils across England and Wales. They\u2019re not just administrators\u2014they\u2019re leaders, advisors, and community champions. As we look to the future of local governance, it\u2019s clear: if you want to see democracy in action, look no further than your local clerk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local Council Clerk Week is a chance to celebrate the profession, raise awareness of its impact, and inspire the next generation of clerks to step into a role where they can truly empower change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ApNFU05wf6Q\">Empowering change video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information about Local Council Clerk Week and the work of town, parish and community clerks, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael King, Head of Policy and External Communications<br \/>\nmichael.king@slcc.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)<\/strong>\u00a0is the professional body for clerks serving over 5,000 local councils in England and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PRESS RELEASE Local Council Clerk Week: 7 \u2013 14 June 2025 Empowering change with Local Democracy \u00a0From bustling towns to rural hamlets, the unsung heroes <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/slcc-local-council-clerk-week-7-14-june-2025\/\" title=\"SLCC &#8211; Local Council Clerk Week: 7 \u2013 14 June 2025\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9744"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9745,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9744\/revisions\/9745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iccm-uk.com\/iccm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}