Councillors on the Frontline
8 October 2014
The Committee will discuss the findings of research on the experiences of being a councillor with the local government minister and the Local Government Association on Tuesday 21 October
- Inquiry: Councillors on the frontline
- Research: Councillor Workshops Report - Professor Colin Copus
- Communities and Local Government Committee
To follow up on its councillors on the frontline inquiry, the Communities and Local Government Committee will invite Professor Colin Copus discuss his findings from a series of workshops held with serving councillors to talk about their experiences as local elected representatives. The Committee will put some of these findings to Kris Hopkins MP, the local government minister and Councillor David Sparks, Chairman of the Local Government Association.
Witnesses
4.15pm on Tuesday 21 October:
Professor Colin Copus, Professor of Local Politics and Director of the Local Governance Unit at De Montfort University Leicester
Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Councillor David Sparks, Chairman, Local Government Association