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Councillors Commission
The independent Councillors Commission, chaired by Dr Jane Roberts DBE, former Leader of the London Borough of Camden, published its recommendations in their report 'Representing the future' on 10 December 2007. The Government's response to the report has been published alongside the Empowerment White Paper, and sets out the actions we will take in response to the Commission's recommendations, including:
- establishing a new statutory duty on local authorities to promote democracy
- changing the 'Widdicombe' rules that forbid council workers above a certain salary band from being active in party politics
- enabling councillors to remotely attend meetings
See the Councillors Commission site for their original report, Representing the future, and related documents.
Related publications
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The Government Response to the Councillors Commission
- Published: 9 July 2008
- Site: communities
- Status: Response
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Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper
- Published: 26 October 2006
- Site: local
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