Outside body

East Midland Councils:-

• is a consultative forum for local government in the East Midlands;
• represents the interest of local councils to national government and other organisations;
• enables local councils to work together on strategic issues such as the economy, housing, transport and the environment;
• supports the improvement and development of local councils and their workforce;
• provides a line of accountability from the Leaders’ Board to wider local government;
• brings together political group leaders;
• makes appointments to national and regional bodies;
• provides a reporting and governance mechanism for regional local government partnerships e.g. Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP);
• establishes and maintains an effective relationship with the national Local Government Association (LGA).