http://www.lgcareers.com Find information about working in local government at LGcareers.com Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:34:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/scrutiny-commission-adviser/ http://www.lgcareers.com/careers-az/scrutiny-commission-adviser/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:46:37 +0000 admin http://lgcareers.jobsgopublic.com/career-descriptions/supporting-your-community/scrutiny-commission-adviser/

Introduction The government wishes to speed up the process under which local authorities introduce new measures – by permitting them to introduce local ‘cabinets’. This means that as in central government, a small number of elected members (councillors) are authorised to vote on certain issues rather than referring every matter to meetings of the full [...] Related entries:

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Introduction One of the key words of the last two decades has been ‘value’. In addition to ‘value added’, ‘best value’ is now included in the lexicon of business language. A ‘best value authority’ is empowered by the Local Government Act of 1999 to secure continuing improvement in the way in which its functions are [...] Related entries:

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Introduction Councils are responsible for organising all elections held in the UK: parliamentary general elections, European parliamentary elections, council elections and any by-elections. Elections officers help organise the process – from the day an election is called until the votes are counted. Work Environment Elections officers are office-based, usually in a town hall or main [...] Related entries:

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Introduction Councils are responsible for organising all elections held in the UK: parliamentary general elections, European parliamentary elections, council elections and any by-elections. Elections managers oversee the register of electors and are responsible for ensuring that the election process runs smoothly. Work Environment The work is mainly office-based. The standard working week is 37 hours [...] Related entries:

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Introduction Today, local authorities are determined to give people the kind of service they feel they deserve as council taxpayers. In order to achieve this, councils are encouraging greater public involvement and participation. The democratic services officer is at the heart of this drive and the post can be found in all types of authority. [...] Related entries:

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