Health issues for local scrutiny
There was a lot of national media commentary and coverage about the role of the NHS at the General Election, which was unsurprising given all the commitments major political parties …
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The art of chairing meetings
An important aspect of a councillor’s role is the effective chairing of meetings. For both councillors and managers, meetings serve as a forum for discussion and agreement, planning and monitoring, …
People and places
There is no such thing as a ‘typical day’ working for a homeless charity.
Community leadership
The LGA has a range of community leadership resources to help you in your role as an effective leader of place and community, including a workbook.
Get yourself connected
Digital connectivity is an all-encompassing term used to describe mobile or fixed connections to the internet.
Making scrutiny easier
Every councillor knows the importance of the role they play in scrutinising their authority and holding it to account on behalf of their constituents.
Supporting councils to tackle modern slavery
Our recent Safer and Stronger Communities Board meeting heard from the new Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Dame Sara Thornton CBE QPM. Supporting councils to tackle modern slavery has been a key priority of the board for several years now, following an early presentation from Dame Sara’s predecessor Kevin Hyland.
Joint scrutiny of health services
Many members of health overview and scrutiny committees will feel that their role is a complex task. In my experience, this area of scrutiny becomes even more demanding when there is a joint committee, involving a number of local authorities, to scrutinise health services across a large area.
Enabling everyone to campaign
Around one in five of the UK population are disabled people, who remain insufficiently represented in our Parliaments, Assemblies and councils.
Supporting democracy overseas
The Turkish local government elections held on 31 March 2019 were momentous. The political parties had coalesced into two blocs – one pro and the other against President Erdoğan and his AKP party.