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<p>During the consultation period, both I and officials at the department met a variety
of representatives from the parishes sector to discuss the Local Government Finance
Settlement 2017-18 Technical Consultation. This included a meeting between the minister
and representatives from the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), as well
as several official-level meetings with representatives of the NALC, the Society of
Local Council Clerks (SLCC) and a variety of larger parishes. The minister also spoke
at the NALC’s annual conference via video link on 19 October, and an official spoke
at the SLCC’s annual conference on 14 October.</p>
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