Course focus

Using Mediation Effectively to Secure Resolution and Save Costs for Local Government

Date:
30 November 2010
Venue:
MWB Business Exchange Centre, Manchester
CPD:
4.5

Training programmes

Dealing with Members

Alternative date:

6th October 2010 - London

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This course is aimed at Committee Administrators, Democratic Support Officers and Lawyers involved in the decision-making process. The course will be of value to anyone who works with elected members.

In this seminar, Peter Keith-Lucas applies his wealth of practical knowledge to cover the very broad area of working with Councillors. So the session goes way beyond the Code of Conduct to deal with areas such as –

  • The overall structure of local authorities and the separate roles of members and officers
  • Supporting both the Executive and Scrutiny
  • Rights of access to Information and duties of confidentiality
  • Handling standards complaints
  • Controlling member misconduct outside the Code
  • Use and misuse of Council facilities
  • Party political publicity
  • Managerial members and bullying
  • Re-building working relationships with members

" Exceptional to attend a course when all the information is relevant. Very well presented" - "Peter Keith-Lucas clearly a man who knows his area - would highly recommend this course to newcomers "

Yvonne Gregory, Ellsemere Port & Neston Borough Council - Fateha Salim, London Borough of Lambeth

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