Issue - meetings
Update on Member Training and Induction
Meeting: 30/11/2023 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 244)
244 Update on Member Training and Induction 
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Purpose
To update the Committee on member training courses undertaken, including attendance figures and feedback.
Recommendation
That the Audit and Governance Committee resolves to:
1. Note the report and the attendance summary at Annex A.
Invited
Angela Claridge, Director of Governance and Development
Additional documents:
- Annex A training attendance updated Nov 23, item 244
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- Annex B Feedback from Members Training and Induction, item 244
PDF 535 KB
- Annex C Member Briefing Topics, item 244
PDF 167 KB
- Webcast for Update on Member Training and Induction
Minutes:
The Director of Governance and Development introduced the report, which was reported in relation to Committee’s role to improve and enforce member standards of conduct.
Following the adoption of the Gloucestershire Code of Conduct, the Committee had requested a report highlighting member training.
Members discussed the report and raised the following points
- Members welcomed Annex A, which highlighted attendance at training.
- Members were pleased to see that the feedback was positive from those who attended the training, but asked if those who did not attend were asked for feedback as to why. The Director of Governance and Development explained that not all training was necessarily relevant to all members, but non-attendance could be picked up by the Member Development Steering Group.
- The Deputy Leader stated that they would work with members in their group as to why they didn’t attend, to understand barriers.
- Members suggested that the Political Leaders and Deputies should have a role in encouraging attendance within their groups and understanding why some did not attend, and likewise that the Monitoring Officer should follow up with non-aligned Members.
RESOLVED: To NOTE the report.