Member training

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Dear Portsmouth City Council,

Please supply me with a list for the following aspects of democratic services:

-Type of governance system for the Authority (committee/executive/hybrid)
-Total Number of elected members
-Training/development programme for Members, if one exists
-Training/development budget for all Members
-Number of Member training events held in previous 12 months
-Name of training provider for each event

Yours faithfully,

Andy Thomas

FoI (ITS), Portsmouth City Council

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[1]logo_engInformation Governance, Community & Communication
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Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL

Telephone:    023 9268 8482

 

                                                                                   

Reference: FOI20160459

 

Dear Andy Thomas

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 1 April 2016.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

 

Helen Magri

Corporate Information Governance Officer.

                                                                                                                       

 

 

 

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FoI (ITS), Portsmouth City Council

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Information Governance, Community & Communications Service
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL
Telephone:    023 9268 8482
 
 
Our Ref: FOI2016/459
 
Dear Mr Thomas
                                   
INFORMATION REQUEST – FOI2016/459 - Member Training
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 1st April 2016,
which was considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
 
In accordance with the Act, Portsmouth City Council confirms it holds the
information.
 
 
YOUR REQUEST:
 
Please supply me with a list for the following aspects of democratic
services:

-Type of governance system for the Authority (committee/executive/hybrid)
-Total Number of elected members -Training/development programme for
Members, if one exists -Training/development budget for all Members
-Number of Member training events held in previous 12 months -Name of
training provider for each event.
 
 
OUR RESPONSE:
 
We operate an Executive model
 
There are 42 councillors
 

Training session  Number of sessions in Name of provider Cost
the last 12 months
Induction training for Portsmouth City
new councillors 4 Council 0
 
Being an effective
councillor 1 Local Government 0
  Association
 
Governance & Audit & Portsmouth City
Standards Committee 1 Council 0
training
Employment Committee Portsmouth City
training 1 Council 0
 
Licensing Committee Portsmouth City
training 1 Council 0
 
Planning Committee 1 Portsmouth City
training   Council 0
   
Safeguarding children & 4 Portsmouth City
adults   Council 0
 
Looked after children Portsmouth City
  4 Council 0
 
Equalities impact
assessments 1 MacKenzies Consulting 450
 
Health & Safety N/A (e-learning) Portsmouth City
    Council 0
 
Leadership skills 1
    Gateway Training 950
 
Chairing and managing
meetings 1 Gateway Training 950
 
Time management 1 Gateway Training 950
 
Presentation skills 1 Gateway Training 950
 

 
Total Budget - £4250
 
 
 
Under the Re- Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (SI
2005/1515) the supplied information may not be re-used without obtaining
the permission of Portsmouth City Council.
 
I trust we have complied with your request to your satisfaction, however,
you have the right to appeal against this outcome or to complain about our
treatment of your request.  If you wish to do so, please set out in
writing your grounds of complaint and send to the Corporate Information
Governance Officer at Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall
Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AL, telephone 023 9268 8482, e-mail
[1][email address].
Should you be dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaints decision you
may wish to follow the Portsmouth City Council’s Compliments and
Complaints procedure which can be found on the Portsmouth City Council
website or by contacting the Civic Offices.
 
Once these processes have been exhausted you have a further right of
appeal to the Information Commissioner at:
 
Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
 
 
Helen Magri
Corporate Information Governance Officer
 
Portsmouth City Council
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2BQ
 
T:  023 9268 8482
E:  [3][email address]
E:  [4][Portsmouth City Council request email]
[5]www.portsmouth.gov.uk
 
 
 
 

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