Cameron MacLean

Experience

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  Lothian Regional Council, Edinburgh

  Jun 1985 - Jul 1988

  Assistant Committee Clerk

  After leaving college, I worked as an Assistant Committee Clerk for Lothian Regional Council. My responsibilities included, inter alia, assisting in clerking the Planning, Policy and Resources and Council meetings and related sub committees and working groups.

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  City of London Corporation

  Jul 1988 - Sept 1996

  Committee Administrator

  I worked for the City of London Corporation for eight years as a Committee Administrator. My first two years were spent working as Assistant Committee Clerk to the City Lands and Bridge House Estates (including the 800th Anniversary of the Mayoralty Committee). I then spent three years working as Assistant Committee Clerk to the Planning Committee, with responsibility for clerking the Transportation and Highways, and Trees, Gardens and Open Spaces Sub Committees. My final three years with the City of London were spent as Committee Administrator to the Police Committee and the various Market Committees. Show less

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  Royal College of Surgeons for England and Wales

  Oct 1998 - Apr 1999

  Committee Officer

  I was administrator to the Orthopaedic Training Committee and the Accident and Emergency Training Committee. My duties included clerking meetings of both Committees; providing administrative support to the respective chairmen of each committee; processing trainee consultant’s assessments; and arranging hospital inspections by Members of the College.

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  Inner London Magistrates’ Courts Service (ILMCS)

  Oct 1999 - Apr 2000

  Committee Administrator

  I was responsible for clerking the Audit Committee and the Training Committee, as well as taking turns to clerk the Chief Executive’s Management Group. I also clerked a number of ad hoc meetings including meeting with trade union representatives to negotiate on pay and conditions. In addition, I had a number of administrative responsibilities, such as the collation of financial information from each of the Inner London Magistrates’ Courts.

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  Kingston College of Further Education

  Sept 2000 - Oct 2002

  Supply Teacher/Lecturer

  For two years I worked as a supply teacher/lecturer at Kingston College and other schools and colleges while undertaking my Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). During that time, I taught AS/A2 Law, various components of the Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) course, and Employment Law to students studying for the Institute of Personnel Management diploma.

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  London Borough of Camden

  Nov 2002 - Aug 2005

  Senior Committee Administrator

  I had a variety of duties while at Camden Council including servicing the Executive’s Environmental Sub Group, co-ordinating and servicing Single Member Key Decision meetings, clerking Staff Appeal Disciplinary hearings and Tenant Consultative Committees, and assisting in the production of the Forward Plan. In addition, I clerked a number of social service liaison forums comprising Elected Members and representatives of vulnerable or under represented groups within the community.I was also responsible for what was known as “Opening Up the Town Hall” events i.e. events organised in conjunction with the Mayor’s office to introduce various groups to the workings of the Council with the intention of raising the level of understanding of the democratic process within the borough and its residents and various communities. Show less

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  London Borough of Southwark

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2007

  Constitutional Officer

  While at Southwark Council, my duties included clerking meetings of the Council Assembly (as part of a team of three), the Standards Committee (briefly), the Planning Committee (for my first six months at Southwark and briefly, thereafter), and the Licensing Committee. I was also involved in clerking Disciplinary Appeal Committee hearings and was secretary to the Southwark Schools Organisation Committee.As well as clerking meetings and carrying out administrative tasks associated with servicing the various committees, I also drafted reports, dealt with correspondence and was involved in the organisation of various ceremonial functions, including Mayor Making. Show less

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  Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

  Aug 2007 - Jan 2009

  Governance Administrator

  My main responsibilities at Kensington and Chelsea were to provide administrative support to the Executive Members for Community Safety and Education, advising on and processing Key Decisions, and clerking Cabinet Advisory Groups including the Kensington and Chelsea Partnership Steering Group (Kensington and Chelsea's Local Strategic Partnership), Notting Hill Gate Advisory Group (responsible for considering planning proposals for the Notting Hill Gate area), and the Domestic Violence Management Committee. I was also responsible, with my colleagues in the Cabinet Office, for producing the Council's Forward Plan.Before taking up the above duties, I provided administrative support to the Executive Members for Housing Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Environmental Health and was responsible for clerking meetings such as the Supporting People Commissioning Body, the Health and Well-being Partnership Board and the Tenants' Consultative Committee. All the committees and groups I clerked were comprised of representatives from a number of outside bodies including the PCT, the Tenant Management Organisation (an ALMO) and were chaired by the relevant Executive Member or, in the case of the KCP, the Leader of the Council.Consequently, my work was a combination of committee administration and administrative support to Executive Members, including responsibility for managing the Executive Members' diaries, correspondence and taking notes of briefing meetings with strategic directors and other senior officers. Show less

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  London Borough of Ealing

  Aug 2009 - May 2015

  Democratic Services Officer

  My main responsibilities were to clerk the Council’s Licensing Committee and Sub Committees. I was instrumental in managing a significant increase in the number of Licensing hearings held by the borough (amongst the highest in London), and the successful revocation of numerous premises licences for crime and disorder. I was also responsible for clerking a number of other bodies, including -► The Development Plan Advisory Committee►The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE)► Adoption Panels► Transport & Environment, Crossrail, Value for Money, Ealing Riots, and Education, Leisure & Children’s Social Services Scrutiny Panels ►The Mental Health Partnership Board (for which I was singled out by the Chair and members of the Board for the quality of my minutes) Show less

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  London Borough of Waltham Forest

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Democratic Services Officer

  While at the London Borough of Waltham Forest, where I worked as a Democratic Services Officer, I was responsible for servicing a number of committees including scrutiny committees, the Licensing Sub Committees and the Safer Neighbourhood Board and Stop & Search Group. During my time at Waltham Forest, I received a number of plaudits from Members and Officers on the quality of my minutes.

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  London Borough of Newham

  Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  Principal Committee and Partnerships Officer

  I was responsible, along with my colleagues, for clerking a number of the Council's Standing Committees, Partnership Boards, and Officer Groups. My first nine months at Newham was spent, almost exclusively, clerking the Licensing Sub Committee which met more frequently than many other local authority licensing sub committees. Thereafter, I was involved, primarily, in clerking the Council's Health & Well-being Board, Audit Board, Investment & Accounts Committee, and Corporate Parenting Board and their subgroups. I also had occasion to become involved in clerking a meeting of Full Council, Mayoral Proceedings and the Overview & Scrutiny Committee. Show less

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  Westminster City Council

  Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  Senior Committee & Governance Officer

  I'm was employed by Westminster City Council on a temporary basis as a Member of the Council's Governance and Committee Support Section responsible for servicing primarily the Council's various Licensing Sub Committees where I produced minutes that were of an extremely high standard compared to the doggerel "Summary" and "Fully Reasoned" decisions produced by the Council's full-time legal officers.I was particularly gratified to be complimented by the Chair of the Audit Committee on the minutes I produced, at short notice, from a recording of a meeting of the committee at which I had not been present and which the Chairman described as "excellent". In addition, senior management, who had requested that I produce the minutes, were equally praiseworthy of my efforts. Show less

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  Oxfordshire County Council

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Interim Committee Officer

  While at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) I clerked the Audit & Governance Committee (and Audit Working Group); Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management; Planning & Regulatory Committee; and the Oxfordshire Health and Well-Being Board. I also clerked a meeting of the Performance and Corporate Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee. At the end of my six-month contract with OCC, I was particularly humbled to receive several very kind comments from Highway & Planning officers about the quality of my work. I also believe that I produced minutes that were of a high standard for the Audit & Governance Committee and the Audit Working Group. I was particularly pleased to receive comments from colleagues regarding the standard of the minutes I produced for Oxfordshire Health and Well-Being Board and the Performance and Corporate Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee.I regret that, for personal reasons pertaining at the time, I was not able to contemplate a proposed extension of my contract. Show less

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  Three Rivers District Council

  Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

  Interim Senior Committee Manager

  While at three Rivers District Council (TRDC) I clerked several Committees including thePolicy & Resources Committee, Audit Committee, Regulatory Services Committee andthe Joint Leadership Team (JLT).Key achievements:I produced several sets of minutes of meetings from audio recordings of meetings that had taken place before I started at TRDC. An example is the TRDC Planning Committee meeting of 16 November 2023. There were two sets of minutes for the Committee to approve: 14 September 2023 (drafted by me) and 19 October 2023, drafted by my line manager, Katharine Simpson. The link below is to the live stream recording of that Planning Committee meeting and is evidence of the quality of my minute writing skills (consideration of the minutes start at 1:40 minute/seconds into the recording).https://moderngov.threerivers.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1137&MId=1371 Show less