Role of Councillors
Councillors Commission
The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has published a report on the work of an all party parliamentary local government group, which put forward proposals to strengthen and make more effective the role of ward Councillors.
The inquiry focused around the following questions:
- What are the powers that ward Councillors need to be effective and make a difference to the areas they represent? What needs to change to ensure they have these powers?
- What are the changes needed in the activities that Councillors carry out, to enhance effectiveness and respond to social change, for example in local representation, public attitudes, new forms of communication?
- What types of support can (and should) councils provide to enhance the effectiveness of ward Councillors?
- How can we address public attitudes to political officeholders and seek to make the role more attractive and encourage active citizens to stand for election or remain as Councillors?
Councillors' Commission ReportCommission for Rural Communities: Report of Inquiry into Strengthening the Role of Local Councillors
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Strengthening the Role of Local CouncillorsPoliticians and Personality
New research commissioned by the Improvement and Development Agency suggests that the politicians who head up local government differ significantly in their personalities from the rest of us.
The study looked at leading Councillors who attended the IDeA’s flagship Leadership Academy programme. It measured them in a number of axes and compared the results to what we know of the population at large. It also compared the findings with profiles of managers in the public sector.
Click below for the whole report.
Politicians and Personality