Council Website Knowledge Hub
Guides, advice and resources for town and parish councils looking for a new website, improving accessibility, or understanding their digital obligations. Browse the articles below or use the search to find what you need.
- Accessible PDFs and Documents for Council Websites
Agendas, minutes, financial statements and forms make up most of what a council publishes online, and most of it goes up as PDFs. The accessibility...
- Best Parish Council Websites
Residents usually visit a parish council website with a specific job in mind: finding the date of the next meeting, reading what was decided last...
- Council Website Accessibility Statements: What to Include
Every council website needs an accessibility statement. It tells residents how accessible the site is, what does not work yet, and how to get information...
- Council Website Costs
Most councils want a straight answer to "how much does a council website cost?" before they spend time on meetings and proposals. Here is ours,...
- Council Website Hosting
Hosting is the part of a council website nobody thinks about until something goes wrong. A good host keeps your site fast, secure and available,...
- How to Switch Council Website Provider
Moving your council website to a new provider can feel daunting: years of minutes, a domain name you did not set up yourself, and email...
- Parish Council Website Requirements: What You Must Publish
Parish councils have legal duties about what they publish online. They come from several places (the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities, the accounts and audit...
- SEO for Council Websites
When residents need something from their council, most start with a search: the council's name, "parish council minutes", "who is my councillor", "allotments near me"....