Guides

Here you’ll find information and guides on assets and services arranged by topic. Click the topic title to see a list of related resources.

Please note that these links are to external websites and some guides listed have been written for the Parish and Town Council sector in England but they also offer generic information on taking on assets and services.

Business Planning and Future Planning

• Making a business case (page 17) (source:Commission for Rural Communities)
• Community Asset Transfer Guidance Notes (Eng) Canllawiau Ar Drosglwyddo Asedau Cymunedol (Cym) (Source: Flintshire County Council)
• Taking on a delegation (page 16) (source: www.cornwall.gov.uk)
• Taking on and providing local services (source: www.nalc.gov.uk)
• Project Objectives (page 21) (source: Development Trust Association)
• Planning a process of stakeholder involvement (page 46) (source: Development Trust Association)
• Feasibility (page 51) (source: Development Trust Association)
• Business Planning (page 75) (source: Development Trust Association)
• Asset Transfer Risk Register / Risk Log (example) (source: Communities and Local Government)
• Advice Note on Interests and Community Asset Transfer (Eng) (source: Flintshire County Council)

Sample Templates

• Blaenau Gwent - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template (page 21) (source: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council)
• Carmarthenshire - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template (page 13) (source: Carmarthenshire County Council)
• Flintshire - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template (page 14) (source: Flintshire County Council)
• Monmouthshire - Community Asset Transfer – Expression of Interest Form (source: Monmouthshire County Council)
• Pembrokeshire - Expression of Interest Form (source: Pembrokeshire County Council)
• Pembrokeshire - Business Plan Template(source: Pembrokeshire County Council)
• Expression of Interest Form (EoI) for a Community Asset Transfer (CAT) from Powys County Council to a Third-Sector Organisation (Eng) (source: Powys County Council)

Information Sheets

• Understanding Community Asset Transfer (Eng) (source: My Community)
• Buildings (source: wcva-ids.org.uk)
• Running Buildings (source: wcva-ids.org.uk)
• Land (source: wcva-ids.org.uk)
• Information Technology (source:wcva-ids.org.uk)
• Vehicles (source: wcva-ids.org.uk)
• Intellectual Property (source: wcva-ids.org.uk)

Flowcharts

• Asset Transfer Process Flow Chart (source: Carmarthenshire County Council)
• Community Asset Transfer Process (source: Pembrokeshire CountyCouncil)

Staffing Matters

• Recruitment (page 8) (source:www.nalc.gov.uk)
• Employee Rights and Obligations (page 18) (source: www.nalc.gov.uk)
• Management (page 28) (source:www.nalc.gov.uk)
• StaffDevelopment (page 34) (source: www.nalc.gov.uk)
• Dispute Resolution (page 42) (source: www.nalc.gov.uk)
• The end of the Contractual Relationship (page 48) (source: www.nalc.gov.uk)
• A guide to handling TUPE Transfers (source: www.acas.org.uk)

Dos and Don’ts and Good Practice

• Service delegations to parish and town councils: good practice notes (page 25) (source: www.cornwall.gov.uk)
• Commonly identified risks and examples of ways to manage them (page 25) (source: communities.gov.uk)

Guides on Managing Facilities

• Choosingthe right Tenure (page 16) (source: Communities and Local Government)

Sample of potential sources of Finance

• Big Lottery Fund
• CharityBank
• Robert Owen Community Banking
• Triodos Bank
• Grant Finder

Useful Links

• Big Lottery Fund
• Community Asset Transfers: Guidance for applicants
• Community Land Advisory Service in Wales (CLAS Cymru)
• Community Rights
• Community Voluntary Council (CVC)
• Developments Trust Association Wales (DTA Wales)
• Locality
• National Association of Local Councils
• One Voice Wales
• Pillars of the Community: the transfer of local authority heritage assets
• Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)
• The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
• WalesCo-operative Centre
• Wales Council for Voluntary Action