Gavin Beattie of the Local Government Commission sets out important procedural matters for councils when considering feedback from their communities on their initial representation review proposals and in moving to final proposals.
Fifty-seven councils are required to review their representation arrangements prior to the 2019 local...
Is your council fairly and effectively representing the community? In 2018, 57 councils are required to review their representation arrangements to apply at the next local authority elections in 2019. Other councils may also decide to do a review. In the first of a series of three articles, Gavin Beattie of the Local Government...
Chief ombudsman Peter Boshier is warning councils there will be a tighter focus on their obligations under Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA).
He says local democracy is being undermined by the failure of some councils to meet their freedom of information obligations. Next month it will be 30 years since the...
Water management and control, equal pay and the policy priorities put forward in the central government elections are on the PSA’s watch-list for 2017.
Glenn Barclay, National Secretary, PSA
The Public Service Association (PSA) – like the public service it represents – owes its strength to its people. Research we’ve...
