BALC is one of 38 county associations in England constituting the National Association of Local Councils (NALC). It is administered by an Executive Committee which:

• provides for the ‘conduct, administration, management and control of the affairs of the Association’.
• it is made up of representatives from the five district associations in the county
• elects one representative to serve on NALC’s council and appoints two other members to attend the NALC AGM
• is serviced by a secretariat

The secretariat provides the following services:

• administration for the membership
• dealing with correspondence and other administrative measures
• dissemination of information
• a regular newsletter, the ‘Communicator’
• other information such as legislation and consultation documents relevant to the work of town and parish councils
• responding to individual enquiries from member councils
• liaison with NALC when necessary
• drafting responses to consultation documents and lobbying other authorities
• providing training for councillors and clerks