1116- ELECTED OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Job Title: 

ELECTED OFFICERS AND REPRESENTATIVES

Alternate Titles: 

Councillor (local government),Member of Parliament

Job Description: 

Elected representatives in national government formulate and ratify legislation and government policy, act as elected representatives in Parliament, European Parliament, Regional Parliaments or Assemblies, and as representatives of the government and its executive. Elected officers in local government act as representatives in the local authority and participate in the formulation, ratification and implementation of local government policies.

Education: 

Entry is by election.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 1.1
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • represents constituency within the legislature and advises and assists constituents on a variety of issues;
  • acts as a Party representative within the constituency;
  • participates in debates and votes on legislative and other matters;
  • holds positions on parliamentary or local government committees;
  • tables questions to ministers and introduces proposals for government action;
  • recommends or reviews potential policy or legislative change, and offers advice and opinions on current policy;
  • advises on the interpretation and implementation of policy decisions, acts and regulations;
  • studies and acts upon any legislation that may affect the local authority.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK