This course will explore some of the key challenges of being a Monitoring Officer and provide an update on current issues/developments. It will explore:
The context for being a Monitoring Officer now
Some key challenges of the role including:
Collective responsibility for good governance in an authority
Working with the other statutory officers – the golden triangle
Other significant relationships, e.g. external audit
The MO role in code of conduct matters
An update on current developments relevant to the MO role including caselaw, public interest reports, anticipated changes etc.
This session is ideal for Monitoring Officers or DMOs in post in England and Wales with experience of some of the challenges of operating in the role. It will ensure delegates are updated on all relevant current issues and feel confident in how to navigate the role successfully.
Bethan Evans Governance Training and Consultancy
Beth is a recognised expert in local authority governance, having worked in the field for over 35 years. She worked as an in-house lawyer for nearly 20 years at four different councils in England specialising in housing, education and social care. Beth then moved into management posts, culminating in roles as a County Solicitor and a Director of Corporate Services in a unitary authority.
Beth led the Welsh Local Government Agency responsible for improvement and development in Welsh local government for three years. In 2001 she joined Bevan Brittan LLP as a partner where she led the local government team for 17 years, four of which she spent as senior partner.
Beth acted as secretary and chair of a branch and then as national chair of the (then) Local Government Group in 1998/99.
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