From the meeting itself to the year-end sign-off and the day you hand over. Helpful where it counts, quiet everywhere else, and always leaving the final word with you.
Set your phone on the table, upload the recording afterwards, and ClerkDesk returns a structured first draft in the format your council already uses. You read it through, adjust anything you like, and approve.
The Annual Governance & Accountability Return shouldn't be a surprise. Work through each assertion and ClerkDesk shows what still needs evidence before the responsible financial officer signs.
Minutes, agendas, policies and the financial record, all in one place that's searchable and safely kept. When a resident, councillor or auditor asks, you can produce it in seconds.
When the clerk changes, so much sits only in one person's head. The handover pack gathers it up: the calendar, the contacts, the standing items, the open actions and the full record.
The four tools above handle the meeting, the audit and the archive. These are coming next, included for all subscribers when they arrive.
iOS and Android. One button on your phone: tap Record at the start, tap Stop when you close. Minutes start processing before you get home. Background recording so the screen can lock.
Statutory template with your standing items pre-filled. Calculates the 3-clear-working-days publication deadline automatically. Attaches supporting papers per item and emails all councillors in one click.
Red, amber, green across every Transparency Code publication obligation. Tracks your band (≤£25k or above), shows what's published, what's overdue, and resets at year-end.
Longer term: tools that build a library of local knowledge over time.
Upload the LPA application PDF. Get a draft response citing relevant material planning considerations. Builds a library of your council's local precedent over time.
Forward emails to a dedicated address. The system classifies FOI, EIR and DSAR requests, starts the statutory clock, drafts an acknowledgement, and tracks the deadline.
Waiting list, plot assignments, tenant details and annual rent tracking. All the admin that currently lives in a spreadsheet and two ring-binders.
A complete burial register with grave ownership, memorial applications, plot availability and the correspondence that surrounds them.
Availability calendar, online hire applications, hire agreements and invoices. Take bookings without the phone tag, and keep a clean record for audit.
A private area for councillors: meeting papers and agendas, declarations of interest, voting records and co-option support. Keeps the right things away from the public record.
Start the 30-day free trial and bring your next recording. Card held, nothing charged for 30 days.