Produced in partnership with Peter Keith-Lucas of Bevan Brittan 1 Introduction This Protocol describes the principal functions of the Monitoring Officer and the manner in...
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...
Councillors require a great deal of information in order to exercise proper management of the local authority (LA). It is sometimes difficult to know what information...
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...
The following table sets out the position in a typical authority. Some authorities grant additional rights to councillors and members of the public. CouncilCommittees and...
This Practice Note explains the three basic models of governance for local authorities. It covers the distinction between decisions which are executive and non-executive...
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...
The remuneration of members is a contentious issue. The public service approach is that members enter politics to serve the community, not for financial gain, so the role...
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...
Council members for a principal area are elected by the local government electors for that area. Every non-metropolitan county is divided into electoral divisions, and...
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...
There are some basic elements of local authorities that tend to be overlooked by new members (councillors) and new officers alike, including lawyers. Structure and...