With local authority elections just next week, many councils are thinking about induction programmes and training for their members. The IDeA provides a general guide for new councillors: http://www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?wax=body_rl_0_1&pageId=752723 Obviously, Councillors with planning responsibilities require additional guidance in grappling with the complexities of their new roles. What do you have in place at your authority to help train/induct new planning councillors? If you are a councillor, what aspects of any training that you've been given in the past did you think was particularly effective?
