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Practical issues for local authorities in moving to a committee system

This document is designed to help councillors and officers who expect to be actively involved in developing new governance arrangements where their authority chooses to adopt a "committee system" under the Localism Act 2011.To read the full report, scroll below to view or download.  Appendix 1 and 2 available here to download or view.