DALC Payroll is an additional paid service available exclusively to member councils, offered via the Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC). It helps remove the administrative burden of managing payroll correctly and gives councils the opportunity to build resilience within their teams.
With over 20 years of payroll experience, the SALC HR and Payroll Manager, supported by a Payroll Administrator, brings the knowledge and expertise needed to manage payroll effectively—minimising the need for long and often unproductive phone calls to HMRC. We use BrightPay, a secure cloud-based payroll software, to manage your payroll efficiently and avoid unnecessary delays.
In addition to producing payslips, processing starters and leavers, and submitting all RTI (Real Time Information) reports to HMRC, the service also provides:
Pension auto-enrolment and re-declaration
Pension calculations and notifications of when employees become eligible for a workplace pension
Issuing of mandatory correspondence to ensure compliance with pension regulations on behalf of the council
Corrections submitted directly to HMRC using our payroll software
Explanation of tax code changes and calculations where needed
Investigation and liaison with HMRC
Submission of all required information to HMRC
Provision of P45s, P60s, and all year-end submissions
If you need to query or correct something with HMRC, SALC can handle this more efficiently on your behalf, saving both time and cost.
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Pricing depends on:
Number of employees
Whether SALC is managing your pension requirements
How often you wish to run payroll (monthly, bi-monthly, half-yearly, or yearly)
WITHOUT pension
Single employee £8.50
Each additional employee £5.00
WITH pension
Single employee £9.00
Each additional employee £5.50
Our minimum charge (affecting quarterly, half-yearly and yearly payroll clients) is £45.00 per year.
All prices are exclusive of VAT.
Our 2026 billing schedule is:
September – 6 monthly in arrears and 6 months up front
From 1st April 2027:
Billed yearly up front
A one-time application fee, equivalent to your usual monthly charge, will be payable upon joining to cover setup and administration.
If joining partway through the financial year, 25% of your usual monthly charge per month (up to the join date) will also be payable to cover the additional admin required for updating mid-year totals.
Full payroll terms and conditions can be found here.
To enquire or join, please email payroll@suffolk-alc.gov.uk with the following information:
Your name
Your phone number
Your email address
Name of your council
Your county (if relevant)
Any specific queries you’d like clarified
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Yes! Many councils manage payroll internally. We have some guidance on our website that may help.