Guidance

Local authority political assistants guidance

This non-statutory guidance is for local authorities in England who employ, or are considering employing, local authority political assistants.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
11 October 2021

Applies to England

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Local authority political assistants guidance

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This guidance is to:

  • accompany changes made by the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (England) Order 2021

  • encourage local authorities choosing to employ political assistants to carry out a value for money job assessment and, if appropriate, consider employing them on a part-time basis

  • recommend that councils are thorough in ensuring that there is openness and transparency regarding the role and activities of political assistants in their employ

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Published 11 October 2021

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