Issue - meetings

The Town Clerk submits a report seeking the Committee’s views on the nature and types of training, briefing and awareness raising which will be required both for Members and Officers, in relation to the Political Conventions.

The Town Clerk submitted a report seeking the Committee’s views on the nature and types of training for Members and Officers in relation to the Political Conventions.

The following views were expressed by the Committee:-

-             training for Members on the political conventions should be compulsory and be included in the induction process for newly elected Members

-            training should include a ‘mix’ of Members and Officers

-           the political conventions and the new rules on Members’ Interests which were awaited should be launched together and the existence of the Standards Committee publicised in FACE magazine

-           that Members of the Committee would be willing to participate in training events

RESOLVED:

That based on the Committee’s views, the Town Clerk work up a detailed training package for delivery to both Members and Officers.