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Dear Members, the Local Government Association (LGA) is providing the following training and induction for newly elected councillors:

Welcome to newly elected councillors (national), Wednesday 19 June, 2-4pm

This national virtual event will introduce the LGA’s Chairman, Cllr Shaun Davies and Chief Executive, Joanna Killian to new councillors and will highlight the support available as well providing an overview of the challenges facing the sector. Members can register via the LGA's Events site after the elections.

Regional welcome event and induction for new councillors, Thursday 12 September, 1.30-4.30pm

The regional team will host a separate virtual induction for new councillors in the South East region which will provide an opportunity to meet other new councillors and hear from more experienced councillors, as well as introducing the LGA’s regional team and support available from the LGA. Further information and joining information will be circulated in due course, or please contact ellie.greenwood@local.gov.uk to register an interest.

You are invited to attend a webinar to learn more about Anti-Social Behaviour. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) refers to actions or behaviours that cause, or are likely to cause, alarm or distress to others. To address ASB, various powers and tools are available to police, local authorities and other partner agencies, including those introduced through the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014.

Elected members can play a crucial role in ensuring the effective use of these powers within local communities and that victims and communities get the support and advice they need to feel safe where they live, play and work.

This online briefing session will:

• Advise you of the tools and powers in the ASB Crime & Policing Act 2014
• How Surrey works in partnership to tackle ASB
• What you can do as an elected member to support victims and communities

The sessions will be delivered by Jo Grimshaw, Head of ASB, Partnerships & Youth Engagement and Tactical Lead for Serious Violence, at Surrey Police. There are two sessions to choose from, please use the links below to register.

• Monday 10 June, 11.00am to 12.00pm
• Monday 10 June, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

As part of the RBBC IT strategy it was agreed that Councillors would provide their own devices to access online tools required to deliver their duties as elected representatives, namely:

• Outlook for email
• ModGov for review of Council papers (agenda, reports, minutes etc)
• MS Teams for remote meetings

Prior to this Members had been provided with “tablets”, hand held devices suitable to complete the activities listed above.

It was agreed at full Council as part of the IT strategy already referenced, that these “Member Tablets” would no longer be supported by IT, as they were either at, or close to the end of their useful life.

IT support ended in April 2023, and was communicated in advance of this deadline.

The Councillor Information Pack for May 2024 has now been published in the Web Library here.

This is a collection of useful guidance and information for new and current councillors, including the Member allowances scheme, declaration of interests guidance and the organisation structure.

Elected Members can access restricted committee information on our Modern.Gov website, by logging into the ‘Extranet’. You can log in using the same user credentials as you use to access your Council email account. If you require further guidance, please contact democratic@reigate-banstead.gov.uk