Written questions

Local Government: Staff

Commons · Question 83670 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 27 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

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

Answered by Alison McGovern, 27 Oct 2025

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...