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Knowles on Local Authority Meetings: A Manual of Law and Practice, 8th Edition

Knowles on Local Authority Meetings: A Manual of Law and Practice, 8th Edition

Author: Deborah Upton
Publisher: ICSA Publishing
ISBN: 9781860726798
Published In: August 2016
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Previous editions of Knowles on Local Authority Meetings have established it as the authority on the law and practice of local authority meetings and decision-making.

No other book covers the subject of local authority meetings in as practical or as broad a manner. Knowles provides an analysis of the framework within which local authority meetings are held, commentary on the rights and duties of members, officers and the public at meetings and guidance on the practical conduct of meetings.

Local authority law and practice continues to change at pace, and these changes are fully incorporated in the new edition of Knowles.

Amendments to the text take into account changing models of governance and evolving working practices recently adopted by local authorities, including:
- developing law and practice under The Localism Act 2011
- standing orders and the authority’s constitution
- various approaches to members’ codes of conduct
- individual decision making and the importance of the clerk’s role in quality control, the decision maker’s report and recording decisions
- the Cities and Devolution Act 2016.
Featured throughout are relevant case histories and illustrations of model documents and procedures. An extensive list of appendices providing reference to key codes, notices and regulations is also included.
PART 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Current framework
Standing orders
Admission of Press and public
Local authority membership
The role of officers

PART 2: COUNCIL MEETINGS
Preliminaries
Conduct
Council minutes

PART 3: COMMITTEE PRACTICE
The committee system
Work before meetings
Work at meetings; Work after meetings

PART 4: MISCELLANEOUS MEETINGS
Meetings for special purposes Meetings of other public bodies

Appendices.