Our Governance

The organisation is governed by the full Assembly of Leaders and elected Mayors of the 50 councils in the region, which meets twice a year, and  LGE Management Committee which meets quarterly. We also hold additional informal engagement meetings between the LGE Chair and the region’s Leaders and Mayors in order to engage further on LGE’s work plan and advocacy priorities.

We have five lead members who are responsible for the oversight and regional collaboration on specific issues and for reporting back to the Management Committee. These are supported by a lead chief executive, and a supporting officer within LGE. Each lead member is also supported by a cross-party reference group, to help sense-check policy positions, and ensure that LGE remains a member-led organisation. Furthermore, to help inform the work of these lead members, LGE also holds roundtable discussions on hot topics to help with wider engagement of members, officers and partners.

LGE is also responsible for engagement with the unions regionally on behalf of local government and forms the employers’ side of the Regional Joint Council, which is an integral part of our role as a registered Employers’ Association.

LGE Assembly

The organisation is governed by the full Assembly of Leaders and elected Mayors of the 50 councils. The Assembly is responsible for:

• Appointing the Chair and Vice Chair
• Approving the annual report and accounts
• Agreeing on the subscription rates

Management Committee

The Management Committee provides the Association’s strategic direction and oversees the work programme agreed by the Assembly.

The members of the Management Committee are:

• The Chair and Vice Chair(s)
• One nominee from each recognised political group within the Assembly
• The lead members for each policy area (See below)
• The Lead Chief Executive (on a non-voting basis)

Lead Members

There is a lead member for each policy area are listed below, and each of them handle the day-to-day prioritisation of work within their policy areas. This is done with the advice and guidance of lead chief executive for that policy area, who can provide professional advice and steer. The policy areas covered include:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Housing and Homelessness
• Infrastructure, Planning and Growth
• Local Government Finance
• Local Government Workforce

In addition, LGE hosts the Regional Climate Change Forum, which is a place for lead members for sustainability from across the region to meet and share best practice.