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What is an Officer?
Geoff Wild considers what exactly is an 'officer' of a council and explores the complex rules that surround their appointment and dismissal.
The High Court on the EHRC’s “interim update”
The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge brought by Good Law Project and three individual claimants to the “interim update” that the Equality and Human Rights Commission published following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland. Helen Fry, Suhan Rajkumar and Thérèse Rankin analyse the ruling.
Social media guidance for members
Paul Feild provides some tips on putting together a social media policy for members.
Councillors in an increasingly digital age
Geoff Wild looks at some of the issues raised by councillors’ use of social media, electronic communication, personal email addresses and devices, and sets out ways in which members and monitoring officers can protect themselves and their authorities.
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Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation: the planning perspective
In this webinar, you will hear about how devolution and local government reorganisation will shape plan-making and development management.
