What is an Officer?
Geoff Wild considers what exactly is an 'officer' of a council and explores the complex rules that surround their appointment and dismissal.
February 25, 2026
What is an Officer?
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The High Court on the EHRC’s “interim update”
February 25, 2026
The High Court has rejected a judicial review challenge brought by Good Law Project and three individual claimants to the “interim update” that the Equality and Human Rights Commission published following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland. Helen Fry, Suhan Rajkumar and Thérèse Rankin analyse the ruling.
Social media guidance for members
February 25, 2026
Paul Feild provides some tips on putting together a social media policy for members.
Councillors in an increasingly digital age
January 28, 2026
Geoff Wild looks at some of the issues raised by councillors’ use of social media, electronic communication, personal email addresses and devices, and sets out ways in which members and monitoring officers can protect themselves and their authorities.
Heat network regulation goes live on 27 January 2026 – Are you complying?
January 27, 2026
Steve Gummer walks those regulated by the new Heat Network regime through the new rules, and what they mean for suppliers and operators.
Devolution and coastal areas
Jan 23, 2026
White Paper or White Flag? And the Big Red Lines
Jan 21, 2026
Local authority leisure services: The agency model
Jan 12, 2026
Public law case update Q3 2025
Jan 09, 2026
The status of co-opted members
Dec 18, 2025
Growing apart?
Nov 27, 2025
Political and mayoral assistants
Nov 27, 2025
Managing AI Risks in Local Government
Nov 13, 2025
The urban district council reinvented?
Oct 30, 2025
Who can show up?
Oct 17, 2025
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