The Elected Members' Briefing Series has been developed by the IS to help elected members keep apace with key issues affecting local government. A list of all briefings and notebooks published is below.
While some briefing notes are directly produced by IS staff, we also work with a wide range of public bodies, commentators and observers of public services to produce materials. If you are interested in contributing to our Briefing Series, please contact David Barr.
You might also be interested in information for elected members from other organisations we work with.
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Ending destitution for people with No Recourse to Public Funds
Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Through the Public Health Priorities
Equality and inclusion: an introduction for elected members
Tackling violence against women and girls: what about the men?
Violence against women is a public health issue
Why is violence against women and girls a community justice issue? (a summary of this community justice briefing is also available)
The gendered nature of poverty
Fairer Scotland Duty (a summary of this Fairer Scotland Duty briefing is also available)
Why Adopt a Gendered Analysis of Violence and Abuse?
Commercial sexual exploitation
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Councillors' right of access to information held by the council
#FollowMe2: a social media guide for elected members
Supporting political groups to work remotely
Political mentoring handbook for elected members
Transitioning to the new normal: political governance
Civil contingencies and emergency preparedness
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
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Scotland's Councillors 2017-2022
A survey of councillors elected in 2017. It looks at the demographic profile of councillors and questions relating to their role, such as additional employment status, how councillor duties are managed and why they chose to stand for election.
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#FollowMe2: a Social Media Guide for Elected Members
An introduction to what social media is and how councillors can use it for communication. This also contains brief guides to the most popular social media tools.