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The proportion of Councils that no longer have stable, one-Party, administrations is increasing. There are implications for councils as a whole, but particularly for colleagues in Democratic Services who work at the interface between services and political governance structures.
This webinar will explore those implications. It will reflect on the implications of no overall control (NOC) for councils’ ability to deliver services well and rise to place-based challenges. It will draw on general learning and advice from umbrella organisations.
It will then bring the advice to life by sharing the experiences of two contrasting sets of circumstances: the unexpected fall of a minority administration in Kirklees and the tensions inherent in an Elected Mayor’s administration working in the context of a council dominated by his opponents in Doncaster. Both circumstances are from 10-15 years ago.
The webinar is aimed at Democratic Service colleagues who have faced the challenges of NOC and unstable administrations in the past, are doing so now, or may do so in the future.
The webinar aims to develop:
- understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of NOC
- understanding of the constitutional challenges
- understanding of the relationship challenges
- anticipation of short-term and longer-term issues following changes in administrations
… and thus, greater preparedness for actual or potential circumstances following local elections or changes in political deals supporting administrations.
Our speaker is Rob Vincent, ex Chief Executive of Kirklees Council.
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