“Councils across the country use various governance systems, with some favouring the committee system and others preferring executive systems. Therefore, there will be mixed views held across our membership."
Responding to the Written Ministerial Statement from Jim McMahon MP, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, outlining government plans to legislate to abolish the council committee system, thus requiring all councils currently operating this model to transition to a leader and cabinet model, and abolishing the directly elected mayoral model for new councils, Cllr Louise Gittins, Chair of the Local Government Association, said:
“Councils across the country use various governance systems, with some favouring the committee system and others preferring executive systems. Therefore, there will be mixed views held across our membership.
“Councils have been engaging constructively with Ministers on reforms and as a trusted partner of the Government, it is therefore crucial that we remain at the heart of any conversations moving forward.”