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cover image A councillor’s workbook on supporting mentally healthier communities

A councillor’s workbook on supporting mentally healthier communities

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A councillor’s workbook on influencing skills

This workbook has been designed as a distance learning aid for local councillors. It is intended to assist councillors to gain and develop key skills which will help you to be most effective in your role.

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A councillor’s workbook on handling casework

This workbook has been designed as a distance learning aid for local councillors. It is intended to provide councillors with insight and assistance with the key skills which will help you to be most effective in your role.

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A councillor’s workbook on effective opposition in local government

This workbook has been designed as a distance learning aid for local councillors. It is intended to provide councillors with insight and assistance with the key skills which will help you to be most effective in your role.

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Councillor workbook: on effective councillor/officer relationships COVER

A councillor’s workbook on effective councillor/ officer relationships

This workbook has been designed as a distance learning aid for local councillors. It forms part of the suite of Local Government Association (LGA) resources intended to provide councillors with insight and assistance into the key skills and knowledge required to be an effective councillor.

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A councillor’s workbook on community leadership

This workbook has been designed as a distance learning aid for local councillors. It is intended to provide councillors with insight and assistance into the key skills that will help them to be effective in their role.

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A councillors' guide to tackling new psychoactive substances

Growing numbers of councils have been calling for greater powers to tackle the sale of new psychoactive substances (NPS), also known as ‘legal highs'.

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A councillor's workbook on scrutiny

A councillor's workbook on scrutiny

This workbook has been designed to provide councillors with insights and information on the 'overview and scrutiny' function of councils to support them in their role as councillor.

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A councillor's workbook on handling complaints for service improvement

Part of your role as a councillor is to support your residents by directing them to appropriate resources and channels for complaints, and to provide representation where appropriate.

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A councillor's workbook on finance for non-finance portfolio holders / cabinet members

This workbook has been designed to enable councillors holding a non-finance portfolio to better understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to the financial aspects of their role.

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Make It Local

To deliver priorities for the public the Government needs to #MakeItLocal

Make It Local

By the start of 2025, we will have had a general election. This is a moment of opportunity.

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