§ 65. Mr. Peartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the recommendation made by the Organisation and Methods Division of the Treasury concerning the rôle of a town clerk as an administrative officer represents the general policy of Her Majesty's Government in regard to this aspect of local government administration.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe rôle of the Treasury Organisation and Methods 105W Division is advisory only, and the organisation of local government administration is a matter for the local authorities themselves. The recommendation to which I assume the hon. Member refers forms part of a series of proposals made by the Division to one particular corporation by whom their advice had been sought in a private and confidential capacity. While this recommendation is not addressed to local authorities generally, it may well be found worthy of serious consideration by them.