Archives for September 22nd, 1999

ETHNIC REPRESENTATION BETTER IN PROBATION SERVICES

Headlines, PublicNet: 22 September, 1999

Probation Services have been successful in attracting and recruiting high
levels of minority ethnic staff, a new Home Office study reports today.

The report follows condemnation by a similar report earlier, into the Fire
Service.

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IMPLEMENTING BEST VALUE

Headlines, PublicNet: 22 September, 1999

After a small library of conferences and pamphlets second-guessing what best
value might involve for local councils, the Government has now published
draft guidance on implementation, rather than the concept.

Crucially, it has also issued the performance indicators that are likely to
be used to measure every service that local councils provide.

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DEVELOPING NEW ROLES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS

Book News, PublicNet: 22 September, 1999

By Sue Gross and Professor Paul Corrigan

The draft local government (organisations and standards) bills sets out a
range of new roles and responsibilities for council members. This pamphlet
explores the way in which councillors need to develop their scrutiny,
representation and executive skills to fill these different roles and the
support they will need. ‘I believe this publication is a major move
forward in the evolving debate on the representative role. Getting a grasp
of what this is really going to mean to the majority of elected members is
whithout doubt the biggest barrier, as I see it, to the enthusiastic
implementation of the Government’s modernisation programme?’ Councillor
Douglas Eyre, Bournemouth Borough Council

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