The Board is delighted to announce that we have appointed Colin Copus as our very first non-executive Director. Colin as many will know is a very high profile and respected figure in the local government field and it is a real compliment to ADSO that he has agreed to join us. Colin is Emeritus Professor … Continued
The 3rd Region XI Symposium is scheduled for 6th and 7th June 2019 and will be held in Stratford-upon-Avon in the United Kingdom. Aptly titled “Broadening Your Horizons – An International Perspective on Citizen and Community Engagement,” the Symposium will be co-sponsored with IIMC Region XI affiliates – SLCC, ADSO and SOLAR — and will … Continued
Thanks again to all those authorities who submitted entries for the 2018 ADSO awards. You helped make it the most competitive awards to date and all the judges were impressed with the professionalism and commitment shown by every authority who took part. You will hopefully know by now that the London Borough of Sutton received … Continued
Appointment of Officers of the Association Paragraph 7 of the Articles of Association requires the Officers of the Association to be elected each year at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November. For clarification, the Officers are the Chair and Vice Chair, the Board Secretary, the Director of Finance, the Director of Communications and … Continued
The ADSO Awards 2018 ceremony will take place this year at the ADSO Annual conference, something we hold every two years. In 2016 Wigan Council were the winners of the “Democratic Services Team of the Year”, Thurrock Council and Norfolk Council are also past winners. We are now accepting nominations for 2018, with an end of … Continued
ADSO is currently looking for a dynamic organisation to be our main association sponsor. Our current sponsorship agreement with modern.gov comes to and end on 30 June and are looking to attract tenders from organisations to become our main sponsor for the next one or two years. Sponsors play a key role in helping and supporting ADSO … Continued
The Government must encourage a culture change at local authorities to ensure overview and scrutiny is truly independent of the executive and can properly contribute to improving services for taxpayers, the Communities and Local Government Committee concludes. Read the report summary Read the report conclusions and recommendations Read the report: Effectiveness of local authority overview … Continued
The benefits of holding paperless meetings to bring your Council into the digital age are clear to see: you can reduce your carbon footprint; improve access to data at any time; improve security; and save valuable time and resources. It’s a major and convenient upgrade from paper-based meetings. Many Councils have already gone down this … Continued
Earlier this year De Montfort University’s Local Governance Research Unit and the Municipal Journal published the results of a year-long commission exploring the work of councillors across England. The final report of the councillor commission – ‘The Voice of the Councillor’ – confirmed that, now more than ever, we need to support our councillors in … Continued
The Association of Democratic Services Officers will be electing its officers at the Annual General Meeting on the 23rd November 2017. The officer roles are; Chair, Vice Chair, Board Secretary, Director of Finance, Director of Communications and Director of Development. We are currently accepting nominations for these positions, and your nomination form must be submitted to the … Continued
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