Weekly update – Wayne Chandai, Director of Communications.

Our training program is yet to be finalised and we will be releasing more details in the new year. The North West Region are running a Meetings Procedures Plus course at Wigan Council on 22nd January 2019 and delegates from other regions are welcome to book on, South East Employers are running a four-day Committee Administration course split over February and March. This is being held at Wandsworth Council.

I also wanted to remind those that are interested that expressions of interest for the innovation in democracy programme need to be submitted by the 4th January. More details via the link below.

The Innovation in Democracy Programme IiDP will involve citizens in decision making at local government level through innovative models of participatory democracy. We are looking to support to 8-10 local authorities to open up a policy decision to citizen deliberation through a Citizens’ Assembly process, complemented by a digital strategy to extend the reach, transparency, and accountability of the process.

This is our last weekly newsletter for the year, we will resume on the 14th January, 2019. So on behalf of the Board we wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Wayne

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