East Midlands Councils is a consultative forum for local government in the
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Li ...
region of
England. It is a regional grouping of the
Local Government Association
The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. Its core membership is made up of 339 English councils and the 22 Welsh councils through the Welsh Local Government Association.
The LGA is p ...
and the
regional employers organisation There are nine regional employers organisations in England, corresponding to the regions of England, and one each for Wales and Northern Ireland.
Structure
They represents the interests of local authorities as major employers, specialising in human ...
.
It was established in April 2010 as a consequence of the dissolution of the former
East Midlands Regional Assembly. East Midlands Councils consists of 98 Members; 92 Local Authority Members, two Fire and Rescue Authority Members, two Police Authority Members and two representatives of Parish and Town Councils. Councillor Martin Hill is the chair.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is the executive arm of East Midlands Councils and functions as the
Local Authority Leaders' Board for the region. It was established to jointly produce the Single Regional Strategy for the East Midlands, with the
East Midlands Development Agency. In May 2010 East Midlands Councils announced that it is winding down regional strategy functions by the end of June that year in line with planning changes required by the new
UK Government.
The Board has 17 members with nine representatives from the county councils and unitary authorities in the region and a further five representatives form district councils, one from each county. The county and unitary authority members will be considered permanent members while the district members will serve one year terms, but are eligible for re-nomination. When fully established, the board will meet four times per year with provision to hold special meetings as necessary.
[http://www.emra.gov.uk/files/emlalb-item3-060309.pdf]
References
External links
East Midlands CouncilsEast Midlands Leaders' Board
Local authority leaders' boards in England
2010 establishments in England
Local government in the East Midlands
Local Government Association
Regional employers organisations
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