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The deadline for nominations for the 2012 C’llr Achievement Awards is fast-approaching, but there is still time to put in an entry. The following 11 different awards will be up for grabs at the 2012 ceremony: Age UK Pride of Place Award – New for 2012 Bruce-Lockhart Member Scholarship (with £10,000 bursary) – New for…
We are pleased to announce that Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, will be giving a key note speech and presenting the inaugural Bruce-Lockart Member Scholarship at the C’llr Acheivement Awards 2012. The awards are still open for nominations – more details can be found here. There are 11 awards in total, they are: Age UK Pride…
LGiU runs an extensive programme of informative, practical and very popular seminars for local government. The seminars cover a range of subjects and keep elected members and officers up to date with key developments. Below is a list of all the seminars we have planned so far for 2012. Localism and Community Leadership: roles for frontline councillors 26/01/2012 Councillor…
This blog is part of our Local Leaders series – a collection of articles that focus on new approaches in local government. If the scenes of disorder we witnessed across the country this summer have taught us anything, it’s that communities are incredibly resilient in the face of adversity. But in dealing with the aftermath, the…
Like an overstuffed Christmas stocking the December issue of c’llr is here, brimming with thought provoking articles and captivating columnists to brighten up the winter months. The theme we’ve chosen for this edition is new approaches.There has been much talk recently of councils meeting the twin challenges of reduced funding and ever increasing demands for services by…
The recent inquiry by MIND, while commending examples of good practice, found a number of areas in which service users are being let down during periods of crisis. These include bad practice in relation to restraint and control, but also overly medicalised responses and a lack of both humanity and urgency in responding to people…
“He is a powerful figure and his control of money is absolute” – C’llr Magazine on Councillor Maurice Heaster, winner of the CCLA Award, 2011 CCLA co-sponsor the C’llr Awards as a whole, but they also support a specific award that looks to recognise and reward effective and strategic treasury management. The CCLA Award for…
In addition to recognising and rewarding the great work of councillors, the C’llr Awards provide a unique opportunity for the voices of ordinary people to be heard. This is because, unlike many other awards, the LGiU and CCLA encourage members of the public to come forward and nominate local councillors for an award. In particular,…
This briefing considers how social, economic and cultural rights can be the basis of fairness in Big Society initiatives
In the last post in this series we showed how the seemingly bureaucratic task of scrutinising government decisions can be a hugely effective way of delivering efficient outcomes. Similarly, creating an environment that is conducive to new partnerships between the public, private and voluntary sectors is a quiet, yet incredibly effective way of driving efficiencies…
