The Good Councillor's Guide 2024 (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
The Good Councillor's Guide 2024
The Good Councillors Guide to Finance 2025 (PDF, 1.7 Mb)
The Good Councillors Guide to Finance 2025
Step by Step Guide to Completing the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (PDF, 3.6 Mb)
Step by Step Guide to Completing the Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance: Practitioners' Guide 2024 (PDF, 3.9 Mb)
Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance: Practitioners' Guide 2024
Please note: new update with significant changes due late March 2025
National Audit Office: Council accounts - a guide to your rights (PDF, 291 Kb)
National Audit Office: Council accounts - a guide to your rights
The Good Councillor's Guide to Cyber Security (PDF, 1023 Kb)
The Good Councillor's Guide to Cyber Security
2021 edition
The Good Councillor's Guide to Employment (PDF, 3 Mb)
The Good Councillor's Guide to Employment
2023 edition
Openness and transparency on personal interest: A guide for councillors (PDF, 63 Kb)
Openness and transparency on personal interest: A guide for councillors