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Cabinet or committees: what is the best way of running local government?

Neil Merrick, LGIU associate

  • 23rd October 2023
  • England & Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
  • 13 mins read

With more councils in England switching from cabinet to committees, what is the best way of operating in local government? Why do some councils that reintroduced committees now favour a cabinet, and what about the Scottish council that changed its governance system three times since 2012? A new briefing explains.

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