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This page contains latest news documents from the Local Government Policy Division (LGPD), both on the reform programme and any other news in the division.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF COMMISSION

The Department of the Environment are planning to appoint a Chairman and up to 14 Members to the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland (the Commission), with effect from 01 December 2010.  Application forms are available for information. The closing date for applications was 4.30pm Friday 30 April 2010.

Press Releases 2010

• Poots calls on local government to move forward with him on reform
  23 June 2010
• Poots welcomes local government's commitment to savings
  25 February 2010
• Poots paves the way for the reorganisation of Local Goverment
  23 February 2010
• Plan for 11 new councils will not proceed unless Local Government chooses maximum efficiency
  18 February 2010
               

NILGA President Cllr. John Matthews welcomes Environment Minister Edwin Poots to the NILGA conference in Newcastle.

• Councils strike district rates for 2010 / 2011
  15 Februray 2010

Visits to Transition Committees

Transition committees have been set up in each of the new council areas to enable a smooth changeover to the new local government arrangements. Minister Poots has visited a number of the committees to view their progress and to encourage them to maintain the momentum already built up.

	Environment Minister Edwin Poots pictured witth members of the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Transition Committee. The Local Government Reform Programme will see the amalgamation of the three councils and Transition Committees have been established in each of the new council areas to ensure a smooth transition to the new structures. This was one in a series of visits .

20 October 2009 Local government reform

Environment Minister, Edwin Poots outlined in the assembly the progress that is being made in the reform of local government.

Further information - LGSC

The latest information on personnel issues in local government can be found in the bulletin section at the Local Government Staff Commission website.

All other previous local government reform programme news releases and presentations can be found in the Communication Methods section of the website.

• Communication Methods