Produced in partnership with Peter Keith-Lucas of Bevan Brittan 1 Introduction This Code of Conduct applies to you whenever you are acting in your capacity as a member of...
Chairing meetings If the chairman of a local authority meeting (also referred to as the mayor or maer in a city or borough council where there is no directly elected...
This tracker is intended to be used to track key developments, legislation, guidance, parliamentary briefing notes and other sources of interest relating to coronavirus...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, s 78. For further information, see...
Discussion of employment issues in local government fall into three areas: • normal employment law issues, such as those concerning discrimination, fair or unfair...
This Practice Note relates only to England; the legislation is different in Wales. Every local authority must designate one of its officers as the Monitoring Officer and...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Basic Principles/Instructions for claiming 1 Statutory power for compiling an elected members’ allowance scheme The council, in exercise of the powers conferred by the...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
This Practice Note refers only to the law in England; note that different provisions apply to Wales. The public has a right to expect high standards of conduct from their...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Produced in partnership with Peter Keith-Lucas of Bevan Brittan 1 Context These ‘Arrangements’ set out how you may make a complaint that an elected or co-opted member of...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...