New! Civility & Respect For Town, Parish & Community Councils – May 17th at 6.30pm – Online

New! Civility & Respect For Town, Parish & Community Councils 

Civility and respect should be at the heart of public life, and good governance is fundamental to ensuring an effective and well-functioning democracy at all levels.

One of the key aims of the civility and respect project has been to deliver training support for councillors, clerks, and employees who experience difficulties with bullying and harassment, and to start to address some of the causes of poor behaviour.

A critical step in creating a safe and inclusive environment for local councils is making all councillors, clerks and council staff aware of the issues, what is — and what is not — acceptable. Knowing how to recognise and address bullying, harassment, discrimination, and inclusion is an essential step in prevention.

Training ensures that councils demonstrate that they do not tolerate these types of behaviour and provide the tools to intervene immediately, consistently, equitably, and appropriately when bullying occurs.

Training Provider: This training and information session will be delivered by Mel Woof Chief Executive BMKALC 

Running Time: Approximately 90 minutes including Q&A

The session will be held via zoom and joining instructions will be sent nearer to the date.

Members ticket: £40

Non-members ticket: £80

Cancellation: A full refund will be given if 14 days or more notice prior to the date of the training course is given. However, this could cause an event to be cancelled if it becomes uneconomic to run.