Local Council Governance - Understanding Your Responsibilities

Summary
As a Parish and Town Councillor you bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring the Council is well governed and that public money is being spent appropriately. This course will explain these responsibilities and outline some suggested processes to have in place to help you carry out this function.

Suitable Audience
This 3 hour course is aimed at Councillors.

We recommend Councillors have completed the Knowledge and Core Skills session prior to attending this course.

Benefits
By the end of the Local Council Governance - Understanding your Responsibilities, you will have:

• An understanding of relevant areas of governance applicable to Local Councils
• An understanding of your responsibility as a Councillor to ensure the Council is properly governed
• An understanding of the Council's responsibility to ensure proper processes are in place