It is with great pleasure that Marden Parish Council can announce its success in achieving the Quality Gold Award of the Local Council Award Scheme

Please see documents below for press release, Quality Gold certificate and letter from NALC.

LOCAL COUNCIL AWARD SCHEME

The Local Council Award Scheme (LCAS) has been designed to celebrate the successes of the very best local councils and to provide a framework to support all local councils to improve and develop to meet their full potential. The scheme offers councils the opportunity to show that they meet the standards set by the sector, assessed by their peers, and to put in place the conditions for continued improvement.

The scheme has been designed to provide the tools and encouragement to those councils at the beginning of their improvement journeys, as well as promoting and recognising councils that are at the cutting edge of the sector. It is only through the sector working together, to share best practice, drive up standards and supporting those who are committed to improving their offer to their communities that individual councils and the sector as a whole will reach its full potential.

LCAS undergoes a review every year. Local councils must meet the criteria of the guidance that is in place at the date they submit their completed application form to their local accreditation panel.

There are three levels: Foundation : Quality : Quality Gold.

In May 2020 Marden Parish Council was pleased to be awarded the Quality Award status 

The Quality Award demonstrated that a council achieves good practices in governance, community engagement and council improvement. Quality councils go above and beyond their legal obligations, leading their communities and continuously seeking opportunities to improve and develop even further.

To achieve the Quality Award a council demonstrates that it meets all requirements of the Foundation Award and has additional evidence of good governance, effective community engagement and council improvement. Due to the level of this achievement, a council with a Quality Award can also be eligible to use the general power of competence.

In May 2024 the Parish Cllrs agreed for the Clerk to submit an application to NALC for Marden PC to achieve Quality Gold Status and the application form and supporting documents can be viewed below.