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ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP

Ordinary membership is currently open to:

• Chief executives or heads of paid service of principal local authorities
• Chief officers directly responsible to the chief executive or head of paid service (such as directors, deputy or assistant chief executives, etc.)
• S151 officers (S95 in Scotland), monitoring officers and (in Wales) democratic services officers – and anyone formally designated as deputy to one of those posts
• If not covered by one of the above categories, any postholder on the terms and conditions of the Joint Negotiating Committee for Chief Officers of Local Authorities, or equivalent terms and conditions in Scotland.
• Chief executives of public sector agencies closely connected with local government (such as Policing and Crime Chief Executives)

JOINING ALACE 

Becoming an ALACE member is a quick and easy online process. You will be asked to provide basic details including your name, your local authority/organisation, your role, and your contact details, including an e-mail address. This should ideally be a private e-mail address so that we can still contact you if you change your employer.

You will need to select whether you wish to pay for one years’ subscription or two years at the slightly discounted rate. This will determine how many hours of free non-pension consultancy support you will be entitled to in the first 12 months.

Whichever option you choose, the membership fee as shown will be payable in one lump sum on joining and is non-refundable.

You will be asked to choose a user name and to set a password. This will enable you to access the member area of the ALACE website where you will find further information just for members, including contact details for the consultants, minutes of ALACE Council meetings and AGMs, plus a wealth of other documentation.

Once you have completed the form with your contact details and other basic information, you will be transferred to secure webpages to enter your banking details so that you can set up your payments.

We will automatically collect annual membership fees when they become due but will notify members in advance of any increases to fees. We also notify members before collecting any payments for ALACE consultancy support, over and above the free entitlement.

Your personal information will be stored securely and not passed on to any third party. We will only use your contact information in relation to your membership of ALACE.

By completing the online form and submitting it, you will be agreeing to the ALACE membership terms. The terms are also reproduced alongside the online form that you need to complete. Before completing the online registration process, please check that your role meets the membership criteria at the top of this page. If you are in any doubt, please contact us at [email protected].

2022 MEMBERSHIP FEES AND BENEFITS

RETIRED MEMBERSHIP 

You can remain a member of ALACE when you retire, or re-join if you were formerly a member. You can apply online following the link below, simply select ‘Retired Membership’ at the appropriate point.

The retired membership rate includes access to the members’ area of the website and to information sent by email, including papers for general meetings. However, the Constitution limits the rights of retired member (such as not being able to vote at general meetings).

Retired members do not have access to free consultancy support. If required, consultancy support in respect of any issue related to previous ALACE membership is chargeable at £90 per hour. The Association will recover payment having provided notification of the amount in advance.

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ALACE and SOLACE

Please note that ALACE and SOLACE are quite separate organisations (although we work closely together and have many members in common). ALACE is a trade union; SOLACE is a professional society. Membership of one does not bring with it membership of the other. If you are also interested in joining SOLACE, click here.