MPs hold first evidence session for Councillors and Community inquiry

• Communties and Local Government Committee
• Inquiry page: Councillors and the Community
• Parliament TV: Councillors and the Community

Monday 2 July 2012, The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses:

4.10 pm

• Dame Jane Roberts, former Chair of the Councillors Commission

At 4.50 pm

• Professor Colin Copus, Professor of Local Politics, De Montfort University
• Liz Richardson, Research Fellow, University of Manchester
• Professor Michael Thrasher, Professor of Politics, Plymouth University

At 5.25 pm

• Councillor Peter Fleming, Chair, Improvement Board, Local Government Association
• Tim Gilling, Acting Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny
• Caroline Abrahams, Director of External Affairs, Age UK

The inquiry is looking at the role councillors play in their communities.

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