A local governance statement helps support the purpose of local government by promoting local democracy. The statement does this by providing the public with information on the ways to influence local democratic process and decision making.
For this reason, a local governance statement must include the following broad categories of information:
- Functions, responsibilities, and activities of the local authority
- Electoral arrangements
- Governance structures and processes
- The way elected members make decisions and relate to each other and to the management of the local authority
- Key policies of the Council
The Local Governance Statement can be downloaded as a complete document but please note it is a large file and may take a considerable time to download depending upon the speed of your internet connection. For your convenience it has been broken down into smaller parts linked from the table of contents below for ease of viewing.
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