TY - BOOK AU - McCourt,Philip J.F. TI - Knowles on local authority meetings: a manual of law and practice SN - 9781860726798 U1 - 342.9041 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - ICSA Publishing Ltd KW - Local government KW - Law and legislation KW - Great Britain KW - Parliamentary practice N1 - Previous ed: 2014; "First published as The law and practice of local authority meetings," 1978--Title-page verso; I. General principles -- Current framework -- Standing orders -- Admission of press and public -- Local authority membership -- The role of officers -- II. Council meetings -- Conduct -- Council minutes -- III. Committee practice -- The committee system -- Work before meetings -- Work at meetings -- Work after meetings -- IV. Miscellaneous meetings -- Meetings for special purposes -- Meetings of other public bodies ER -