Democratic Services Vacancies – LB Richmond Upon Thames

1. Democratic Services Officer, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 2. Governance and Scrutiny Officer, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Salary for both positions – Linked Grade (6 – SO2) Both full time and permanent The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is continually reviewing its ways of working in order to provide the … Continued

European Parliament Workshop – North West

A session is being hosted by Hyndburn Borough Council on Friday 21 June in conjunction with the European Parliament Outreach Team. It is free to attend and you will be able to find out about the work of the European Parliament and how it serves the North West Region. Click here extension: pdf to access … Continued

Senior Democratic Services Officer, Wycombe District Council

Democratic Legal & Policy Services Division  SENIOR DEMOCRATIC SERVICES OFFICER Grade 5 £27,064 – £30,912 p.a. (with the potential to progress to £33,783p.a.) Full Time 37 Hours per week  Following an internal promotion, the Democratic Services Section is looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual at the heart of the Council’s decision making process.  The … Continued

Democracy Direct Bulletin – Available

This week’s Democracy Direct bulletin has been uploaded Democracy Direct area of the website. Please note this is a members only page so you will need to login to access the bulletin. Click here to be taken straight to the page.

ADSO Website is back!

The refreshed ADSO website went live on Thursday 23 May 2013. All members should have received a new login and password during the day on Friday 24 May 2013. Please note, your old password and login will no longer work. Some of the links to areas of the old website in Democracy Direct will no … Continued

South West Network Meeting

Members of the South West Network met up at the Devon County Council Offices at Exeter on 19 April 2013. The guest speaker was Councillor James McInnes who talked about the role of the District Councillor on Health and Well Being Boards. This prompted lots of discussion with officers across the region sharing experiences. A … Continued

East Midlands Branch Update

The next meeting of the East Midlands Branch of ADSO will take place on Friday 7 June 2013 at 10.30am at Lincon City Council. On the agenda will be items on the Modern.gov national user forum and a ‘Member Development – budgets, charters and training’ discussion item. Please let j.toomey@southkesteven.gov.uk have any further items by … Continued

The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards

The year 2013 is a milestone for The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards – their tenth anniversary. Since they were set up in 2004 to recognise and promote the best work of local government managers and staff the awards have expanded to become one of the premier ways of recognising and praising innovation in local … Continued

2012 Learner Congratulations

Congratulations to all those who have achieved their Certificate in Democratic Services Practice, several of whom are pictured above having received their certificate from Cllr Richard Kemp, ADSO Member Champion, at the 2012 ADSO conference. The successful learners are: Sally Baxter, Jennie Cordwell, Sharon Davis, Kay East, Peter Foulsham, Zoe Folley, Sally Gabriel, Janet Lumley, … Continued

Conference 2013

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