Organisation
ACSES is a Company Limited by Guarantee
It is also an Association of :
Managers with corporate governance responsibility, ie legal, administrative, democratic, corporate governance, scrutiny and standards functions of local authorities and similar bodies.
Monitoring Officers and their deputies.
The Association at its annual meeting elects twelve Honorary Officers. The Association's Officers are the President, First, Second and Third Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Solicitor, Communications Officer and six other Officers who are responsible for specific areas of activity.
The Honorary Officers form the Board of Directors ACSeS Council together:
with the immediate Past President and Past Presidents from the previous 3 years,
Limitedthe representative nominated by Solicitors in Local Government Limited
one representative nominated as such from each Branch.The Branch Representatives may each each nominate an alternate Director from their Branch to vote on Board matters in the absence of the particular Branch representative. The Alternate Director may in addition take a full part in the discussion and voting on professional matters which come before ACSeS Council.
Branches have their own officer structure and arrange their own meetings and events.
The Association employs a Policy and Development Officer.
The Association is joint owner with SLG of LGG Ltd the leading local government legal training provider.
Who we are
ACSeS Council and Directors
The company at its annual meeting appoints twelve honorary officers who are Directors of the Company. These are the President, First, Second and Third Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Communications Officer, Solicitor and six Portfolio Officers.
The Honorary Officers form the Board of Directors together:
- with the immediate Past President and Past Presidents from the previous 3 years,
- the representative nominated by Solicitors in Local Government Limited
- one representative nominated as such from each Branch.The Branch Representatives may each nominate an alternate Director from their Branch to vote in the absence of the particular Branch representative.
ACSeS Council meets four to six times per year as the Board of the Company.
ACSeS Council members
| Post | Name | Branch | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Philip McCourt | Southern | Assistant Director of Law & Governance, Milton Keynes Council, Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ |
| First Vice President | Mark Hynes | London Boroughs | Director of Legal and Democratic Services, London Borough of Lambeth, Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW |
| Treasurer | Hugh Peart | London Boroughs | Director of Legal & Governance Services, London Borough of Harrow, PO Box 2, Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2UH |
| Solicitor | Ian Marshall | West Midlands | Head of Legal Services Wychavon District Council Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT |
| Communications Officer | Nicholas Dobson | North Eastern | Past Service |
| Representative nominated by Solicitors in Local Government | Maria Memoli | Southern | Past Service |
Portfolio Holders
| Post | Name | Authority | Branch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical Governance | Deborah Collins | London Borough of Southwark | London | Deborah.collins@southwark.gov.uk |
| Corporate Governance | Simon Aley | Past Service | East Midlands | sialey@aol.com |
| Management Development | Jo Barden-Hernandez | East Hampshire District Council | Southern | jo.barden-hernandez@easthants.gov.uk |
| Regulatory Governance | Maria Lucas | Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council | South East | maria.lucas@rbwm.gov.uk |
| Information Management | John Tradewell | Staffordshire County Council | West Midlands | John.tradewell@staffordshire.gov.uk |
| Partnership and Procurement | Ian Anderson | Scarborough Borough Council | North Eastern | ian.anderson@scarborough.gov.uk |
Regional Officers
| Branch | Name | Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Chris Hall | Past Service | jchallx2@tiscali.co.uk |
| East Midlands | Robert Swinfield | Past Service | emacses@hotmail.co.uk |
| London | Yinka Owa | London Borough of Hackney | yinka.owa@hackney.gov.uk |
| North Eastern | Mike Barker | Gateshead Council | mikebarker@gateshead.gov.uk |
| North Western | Mike Dudfield | Past Service | Mikedudfield@btopenworld.com |
| Southern | Stephen Taylor | Swindon Borough Council | staylor@swindon.gov.uk |
| South Eastern | Ann-Maria Brown | Crawley Borough Council | ann-maria.brown@crawley.gov.uk |
| South Western | Vernon Hitchman | Bath & North East Somerset Council | Vernon_Hitchman@bathnes.gov.uk |
| Wales | Dilys Ann Phillips | Gwynedd County Council | dilysphillips@gwynedd.gov.uk |
| West Midlands | Jean Evans | Staffordshire County Council | jean.evans@staffordshire.gov.uk |
Past ACSeS Presidents
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010/11 | Susan Tovey |
| 2009/10 | Dr. Mirza Ahmad |
| 2008/09 | Andrew Frosdick |
| 2007/08 | David Carter |
| 2006/07 | Meic Sullivan-Gould |
| 2005/06 | Kirsty Cole |
| 2004/05 | Gifty Edila |
| 2003/04 | John Polychronakis |
| 2002/03 | Mike Kendall |
| 2001/02 | Claer Lloyd-Jones |
| 2000/01 | Colin Langley |
| 1999/00 | Catherine Parkinson |
| 1998/99 | Richard Mellor |
| 1997/98 | Felix Hetherington |
| 1996/97 | Peter Keith-Lucas |
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