Encourages elected members and council officers to be confident. :
Elected members and council officers will feel better about their involvement in local government when good governance is practiced.
Councilors will be more confident that they are across the issues, that they can trust the advice they are given, that their views will be respected even if everyone doesn’t agree with them, and that the council chamber is a safe place for debate and decision making.
Officers will feel more confident in providing frank and fearless advice which is acknowledged and respected by councilors.