Less time on paperwork, a clearer record at the end
Agendas and minutes still mean hours in Word, PDFs uploaded by hand and documents emailed around. CouncilPapers replaces that with one workflow, from the first draft to the approved minutes.
1. Build the agenda
Assemble it from standing items and reusable templates, and pull in planning applications and papers without copying and pasting.
2. Publish in one step
One action generates the PDFs and distributes them: published to your council's website, pushed to the Councillor App and emailed to your councillors - no FTP, no uploading files one by one.
3. Carry it through to the minutes
Record attendance and decisions, then take the record through to approval - version-tracked and searchable.
What CouncilPapers does
Everything you need to prepare, publish and archive council business.
Keep confidential business separate
Produce the public and confidential versions of an agenda from one place, with the statutory wording to exclude the public added for you.
Find any item in seconds
Search matches the specific agenda item or resolution, not just whole documents.
Everything in the Councillor App
Councillors read agendas, papers and past minutes on their phone or laptop - no attachments to dig out of their inbox.
Accessible publishing
An accessible, on-screen version of every agenda and set of minutes, so nobody is left with a PDF they can't read.
Priced for towns and parishes
Pricing is based on your precept, with every feature included and no per-user fees. From £500 a year (ex VAT).
Works with your WordPress site
Publish straight into an existing WordPress website with our free plugin.
Try CouncilPapers free for 45 days - no card, no commitment
Start your free trialBuilt by a councillor, for council clerks
Save hours of paperwork per meeting
Write agendas and minutes once and publish them straight to your council's website. Councillors get them in the Councillor App. No re-typing, no uploading files one by one. See the features
Records you can stand behind
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
Open, accessible council papers
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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