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Legal services for planning

Former Member, modifié il y a 18 années.

Legal services for planning

One of the ideas coming out of the PAS collaboration project in Surrey is about shared provision of legal services between authorities to support enforcement work. To move this project forward PAS is looking for examples of where legal services are being provided by arrangements other than by in-house legal teams. We are interested in any examples, whether they provide general legal support or specific for one activity such as S106's. We would be intereste to learn more about the arrangements, what works well, any lessons learnt and what could be shared with others trying to improve this area of service Sarah Richards Head of Planning Advisory Service
Former Member, modifié il y a 18 années.

Legal services for planning

At Staffordshire Moorlands, an outside legal advisor sits in planning meetings and the Chairman's pre-meeting briefing. The gentleman who undertakes this works is a Planning Solicitor and used to work for the Council before moving into private practice. He helps to provide legal advice in meetings which is very specialised. In addition, he has been used to help with S106 agreements in more complex circumstances. The 'buying in' of these services has provided specialism without the need to employ someone on a full time basis. In additon, it has freed up the time of other legal staff within the Council.