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Member Induction healthcheck results
– North West
Bridget HarrisNorth West Member Development Officer MeetingApril 14th 2010
If government is going to change we will need politicians
to change too
manifesto for a modern
local politics
research
checklist developed with help from member
development officers, leadership advisors and
research on council's own published programmes
checklist
1. Before the Election
what, when and why become a councillor
checklist
2. After the Election:
day one practicalities
checklist
3. After the Election:
people
checklist
4. First Month:
introducing the member to
the council
checklist
5. First Month:
introducing the council to the member
checklist
6. doing the job
working inside the council
checklist
7. doing the job
working outside the
council
checklist
8. death by powerpoint
what tools were used?
checklist
9. On going support:
member development
strategy
checklist
10. On going strategy:
review and evaluation
responses
So far there's been 230 responses from over 150 Local Authorities, across every region in England
(and Wales)
x21 responses say their council doesn't offer any kind of 'day one' basic support, like tour of building, carparking, security passes or email
x16 don't provide IT facilities
x16 don't issue induction packs
x8 don't take photos of new members
X 52 don't introduce new members to the CX or service heads
58% offer PDP's to their members
x 40% facilitate political
mentoring
25% offer ward/division
'walks' with officers and
members
20% run sessions on effective opposition / administration
55% provide detailed information at ward level
28% organise meetings with key community representatives
48% encourage members to go to regional and national conferences and events
67% convene a member development steering group
73% encourage existing cllrs to attend induction events
77% incorporate views of members into the ongoing induction plan
OFFICERS 68.74%
MEMBERS 49.61%
AVERAGE 62.06%
OUR SURVEY SAID.....
OFFICER 75.33%
#1 N.W. AVERAGES
MEMBER 53.67%
#3 REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
NORTH WEST 76.07%
Y&H 69.8%SOUTH WEST 73.11%
WEST MIDLANDS 67%EAST OF ENGLAND 63.1%
EAST MIDLANDS 67.33%
SOUTH EAST 60.7%NORTH EAST 52%
LONDON 61.36%
#4 NORTH WEST TOP 10
LIVERPOOL 90%
HALTON 86%
CHESHIRE WEST 89%
CHESHIRE EAST 85%
WARRINGTON 82%
BLACKPOOL 94%
PRESTON 84%
LANCASTER 80%
SOUTH RIBBLE 87%
BARROW 76%
next steps
2010/11 elections opportunity to
innovate and change the way we do
politics in North West
next steps
use these results to compare improvement in 2
years time
next steps
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