LCC offer strong connections and a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by clerks and councils along with the support and expertise of the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC). Watch our video or read our FAQ’s below to find out more, or get in touch to discuss your requirements.
For Councils
LCC’s practice is to always provide a written proposal to ensure we fully meet the council’s requirements, and the quote is tailored to its specific circumstances. Please contact us and we will be happy to discuss and provide a proposal.
The council will be charged an hourly rate for the locum service and invoiced on a monthly basis. The hourly charge is inclusive of Employers National Insurance, pension contributions, our payroll and handling costs and a payment for annual leave, making the locum process easy for you to manage.
Depending on the hourly rate the locum would charge LCC, costs would probably range from £25 to £45 per hour. Please contact us and we will be happy to provide further information.
LCC doesn’t charge a fee to the council if they appoint one of our locums to the permanent position provided that the locum has been in the placement for 12 weeks or more.
To request a locum from us, just send us your request via this form and we will start looking for a locum that meets your needs.
For Locums and Associates
It is a legal requirement that all clerks are employed. To meet this requirement LCC employs locums and pays them via the SLCC payroll, which ensures that all HMRC off-payroll requirements are met and payments are made for employers NI contributions, pension and annual leave entitlement. It is therefore not possible to work as a locum with LCC on a self-employed basis.
We will be happy to discuss hourly rates with you. Please contact us and we can have an informal discussion with you.
We require our Locums and Associates to hold the CiLCA qualification to ensure LCC offers councils a consistently high standard of service from qualified and experienced clerks. We would, however, consider registering a suitably experienced clerk who has not passed CiLCA and offer them placements in deputy/assistant clerk roles.
Yes, we place no restrictions on our locums and associates taking work from other sources.
There is no requirement to be a member of SLCC prior to joining our register of locums. We are pleased to confirm that anyone who joins the register will have automatic membership of SLCC in relation to all placements they take on from LCC and this will entitle them to advice and assistance from the SLCC Advice line.
Please feel free to contact us, we will be happy to discuss associate rates.
The nature of locum and associate work is variable and unpredictable, and so it is not possible to advise how much work is available. We will however keep all LCC registered locums and associates informed of all available placements, and they are free to express an interest in any placement they consider themselves suitable for.
There is no obligation for locums to take on work; it is entirely up to you whether you are available for a placement.
