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Key Concepts
Why agendas are versioned, what Commit means, and how to create a new version when you need to make changes after committing.
What a committee is in CouncilPapers, what the adopting committee designation means, and why every council must have one.
What a council cycle is, why it is required, and how to create and manage cycles for your council.
How CouncilPapers notifies councillors when an agenda is published, and how to configure notification preferences for each councillor.
How CouncilPapers structures a meeting, what an agenda is, and why items are the fundamental unit of both agendas and minutes.
How minutes move from first draft through to fully published, including the difference between Approval and Adoption.
Ready-made agenda templates based on NALC and One Voice Wales guidance, and the two ways to use them - as default committee content or for a single meeting.
How planning applications move from the planning authority's website into CouncilPapers, what an import and a purpose are, and how they relate to agenda items.
What each of the four rich text editor toolbars (Basic, Introduction, Agenda, Minutes) can do, and what every icon means.
What tags are, how they connect agenda items across meetings, and why they are useful for search and for councillors tracking topics over time.
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Agendas and minutes are version-tracked and searchable, with public and confidential versions kept apart. That helps you stay audit-ready, though the council remains responsible for its own compliance. Overview for clerks
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Every agenda and set of minutes has an on-screen version designed to meet WCAG 2.2 AA — the standard the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 require. Your council's data is stored in the UK. Accessibility statement
Councillors get agendas, papers and past minutes in one secure app, not a pile of email attachments. Overview for councillors
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