Democratic services' new association

摘要

A new professional association for democratic services staff launches its inaugural conference in Birmingham next week.The Association of Democratic Services Officers aims to raise the profile of its members, who are now involved in member support, constitutional advice, and community engagement.One of its founders, John Austin, director of corporate governance at Enfield LBC, said: 'These staff are no longer committee clerks, just there to send the papers out and take minutes of the meetings.