Remote Council Decision Making

Landmark Chambers considers the need for remote working and looks at the practical implications of decision making and discharge of functions during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Speakers: Reuben Taylor QC, Jenny Wigley, Jacqueline Lean and Yaaser Vanderman
- Reuben Taylor QC: Chair
- Jenny Wigley: The practical implications for, and risks of, making decisions during the emergency period including the use of delegated powers.
- Jacqueline Lean: Decision Making & Discharge of Functions.
- Yaaser Vanderman: The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020
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