1. Charter for Elected Member Development- National and Regional Update Mark Palmer- Development Director

2. Charter National Picture  245 Councils committed/achieved (69%)  LGG New Charter Framework  LGG Commitment and support  LGG review of 5 Charter providers  NI first assessment 29 th November- Belfast City Council  Regional Localism Conferences LGG/REO’s.

3. South East Region  30 commitments (3 FRA’s, 1 Police)  20 Charter status  Charter Plus Bracknell Forest BC (Feb’11) and Kent County Council (First in England)  Re-commitments  Case studies

4. East of England  29 commitments  17 achieved (Tendring, Colchester, Braintree, East Herts)  2 Charter Plus (Breckland and Waveney)  Re-commitments  EELGA commitment to Charter

5. London  12 Boroughs achieved  Developing new commitments and reassessments  Working with the London MD Network  Demonstrate the value of the Charter to London Boroughs.

6. Support and Assistance  Janine Gill, Business Development Officer janine@seemp.co.ukjanine@seemp.co.uk or  Mark Palmer, Development Director mark@seemp.co.uk mark@seemp.co.uk