The annual conference is just over a week away now. We look forward to welcoming all of the delegates to this year’s conference, which we believe will be an excellent event with interesting workshops, facilitated discussions and speakers. The conference programme is here: https://www.adso.co.uk/annual-conference-2018/ Last Friday evening, John Austin, John Lynch, Sue Keogh and I were … Continued
This week’s newsletter is published just two weeks ahead of our conference. It only seems like a couple of months ago that the ADSO massive were up strutting their funky stuff – and that was before the disco! In this week’s newsletter we have: Scrutiny Guidance – our response As you may recall, the response … Continued
This week’s news is all about personal and professional development and some of the opportunities offered by ADSO and its partners. Firstly, as part of the planning for this year’s conference, I am delighted to say that we will have 20 completed learners collecting their certificates at conference – the most ever! Some of them … Continued
A number of Board members have mentioned in their weekly update the development of Overview and Scrutiny guidance. We are of course aware that, where O&S is concerned, the performance of councils across the country varies considerably, but we would like the guidance to be informative even for those who consider they already have effective … Continued
I have been on my travels again this week to the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) Conference in North Lincolnshire. Another two days of being wined and dined you are no doubt thinking. Well partly! They made me work for my supper this time. I presented a workshop on standards and member misconduct (particularly … Continued
I am writing this week’s newsletter peering at the screen with one good eye. My other eye is recovering from emergency surgery for a detached retina. Not a pleasant experience but I am grateful to my colleague Pete Sass who has reassured me the things I’m going through after the operation are quite normal, having … Continued
Director Appointments: The deadline has now passed for nominations to the Director positions that are subject to election this year. There are no contested positions. The following valid nominations have been received for Board membership as follows: Chair – John Austin Vice-Chair – Dave Burn Director of Finance – John Lynch Director of Communications – … Continued
This week’s newsletter is mixed in that I am pleased to be able to highlight some other activities as well ADSO business. It is very positive that colleagues from across the sector are seeking us out for contributions and opportunities. So here goes….. Innovation in Democracy Programme The Innovation in Democracy Programme is a new … Continued
“We had a good Board meeting on Friday which included a ‘Plain English’ walk through of the accounts and current financial position with our accountant and bookkeeper. This was really helpful and was designed to increase understanding of our financial situation each quarter and how we can use that information to better understand what the figures are telling us … Continued
Annual Conference We continue to plan for this years annual conference, there are still some places left so do book your place if you have not already. We are extending the early bird offer until the 14th September. Have a look at the details here: Centre for Public Scrutiny and Lawyers in Local Gov (LLG) … Continued
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