Portfolio Holders
The work of the Association is divided into a number of areas of interest and expertise, with a member of ACSeS Council having a leadership and facilitating role for each area, supported by members of the Association. The structure is flexible, there being no committees as such, but groups of members with common interests.
The areas of interest or ‘portfolios’ and lead members are as follows;
Portfolio Officers
| Functions | Name | Authority | Branch | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical Governance. To include all ethical framework issues, including codes of conduct, procedures and documentation, liaison with DCLG, Standards Board and Adjudication Panel, development of best practice, training and development. | Mirza Ahmad | Birmingham City Council | West Midlands | Mirza_Ahmad@birmingham.gov.uk |
| Partnership and Procurement. To include all issues relating to partnerships and partnering arrangements involving local authorities, including constitution, governance arrangements, best practice, liaison with relevant Government departments and Agencies, and all issues relating to procurement. | Alan Eastwood | Bolton Council | North West | Alan.Eastwood@bolton.gov.uk |
| Corporate Governance. All governance issues (except ethical and regulatory governance), including development of governance, liaison on governance development with CIPFA, SOLACE, DCLG, Audit Commission and LGO, governance code, best practice development, governance documentation including constitution, procedure, protocol etc, governance assessment, governance indicators. | Alex Jack | Bracknell Forest Borough council | Southern | Alex.Jack@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk |
| Management Development. All personal development aspects relevant to legal and democratic services management, including the Monitoring officer role, practice management, management development, performance development, management skills and practice standards. | Marie Kelly-Stone | Dartford Borough Council | South East | Marie.Kelly-Stone@dartford.gov.uk |
| Regulatory Governance Portfolio. All regulatory functions excluded from being executive functions including Licensing, Gambling and Planning, including local regulation (byelaws), governance arrangements, codes of practice, best practice, enforcement, and liaison with relevant Government Departments and bodies involved in local government regulatory activity, and representing the Association on LACORS. | Philip McCourt | Milton Keynes Council | Southern | Philip.McCourt@Milton-Keynes.gov.uk |
| Information Management. All information management issues including data protection, freedom of information, publicity (including publicity code), liaison with Government Departments and ICO, privacy and electronic communications, Environmental Information Regulations, marketing of information, reuse of information, registration of data controllers and land charges. | John Tradewell | Staffordshire County Council | West Midlands | john.tradewell@staffordshire.gov.uk |