The problem CouncilPapers was built to solve
When CouncilPapers' founder was first elected to his Town Council, he expected to focus on the issues that matter to his community. What he didn't expect was how much time and effort went into the administration surrounding every meeting — agendas built laboriously in Word, minutes formatted and reformatted, PDFs uploaded manually to a council website, and documents shared with councillors by email with no audit trail and little security.
The tools available to most parish and town councils hadn't kept pace with their obligations. Councils are required by law to publish agendas and minutes, to meet accessibility standards, and to maintain clear records — yet the majority are still doing all of this by hand, relying on the dedication of overstretched clerks rather than systems designed for the job.
CouncilPapers was created to change that. Not by adding complexity, but by removing it.
How we approach the work
CouncilPapers is built on a small number of principles that shape every decision we make.
Designed for clerks
Every feature is shaped by real administrative workflows. If it doesn't save time or reduce risk for the people running the meeting, it doesn't make the cut.
Compliance by default
Transparency and accessibility obligations are built into the platform, not left to the user to figure out. Councils should be able to meet their statutory requirements without needing a specialist.
Responsible stewardship
Council data belongs to the council. We process it only to provide the services requested, store it securely on UK servers, and handle it with the care that public sector data demands.
Straightforward support
When councils need help, they get a response from someone who understands local government administration — not a chatbot and a ticket queue.
Jon
Founder, CouncilPapers
About the founder
Jon is a software developer and elected town councillor based in Kent. After being elected to Town Council, he experienced firsthand the gap between what councils are required to do and the tools available to help them do it.
Drawing on his technical background, Jon developed CouncilPapers to address the specific administrative challenges that parish and town councils face — from producing correctly formatted agendas to ensuring published minutes meet accessibility regulations. The platform reflects both his technical expertise and his practical understanding of how local councils actually operate.
CouncilPapers is operated by Paper Monkey Limited, a UK-registered company. Jon remains directly involved in the development and support of the platform.
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Council Papers
Stop drowning in paperwork
Your meeting preparation shouldn't consume your week. Automate the tedious bits so you can focus on what matters.
Meeting records that stand up to scrutiny
Version-controlled, searchable, audit-proof—your agendas and minutes become a trusted record, not a liability.
Transparent, accessible council papers
Publish professional agendas and minutes to the web instantly. Show your community that decisions are made openly and carefully.