{"id":10164,"date":"2024-09-04T11:22:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/campaign-page\/why-be-a-councillor-2\/"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T12:39:18","slug":"being-a-devon-county-councillor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Devon county councillor"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix campaignbanner has_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-66fbed73a8d31\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix campaignbanner no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-66fbed73a979f\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-7 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Being a Devon county councillor<\/h1><\/header><p>Devon County Council is responsible for a range of vital services for people and businesses which means that being a councillor in Devon is a varied role, filled with responsibility, reward and challenge. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/what-does-devon-county-council-do\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">What does Devon County Council do?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-66fbed73a97ef\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-66fbed73a9ec0\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Life as a councillor in Devon<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><p class=\"intro text-center\">We understand that all prospective candidates will have questions before they begin the nomination process. Find out everything you&#8217;ll need to know about life as a councillor in Devon as well as what Devon County Council does and how it works. <\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/what-does-devon-county-council-do\/\">What does Devon County Council do?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon is the largest local authority in South West England, serves over 830,000 people and manages 85% of local services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/how-does-devon-county-council-work\/\">How does Devon County Council work?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon operates under a constitution that outlines its functions, decision-making processes and conduct for councillors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/councillor-conduct-and-standards\/\">Councillor conduct and standards<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Councillors in Devon are expected to uphold high standards and perform their duties by principles like honesty and accountability. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/can-i-specialise-in-areas-of-interest\/\"> Can I specialise in areas of interest?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Yes, you can specialise by joining relevant committees and working groups. You may also be appointed to various organisations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/what-training-and-support-will-i-receive\/\">What training and support will I receive?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>You&#8217;ll receive extensive support, including training and IT support. Plus benefits like allowances and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/will-i-get-paid\/\">Will I get paid?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Councillors receive a basic annual allowance of about \u00a315,000, with additional allowances for extra responsibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/beacouncillor\/being-a-devon-county-councillor\/what-is-the-time-commitment\/\">What is the time commitment?<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Being a councillor can take up to 20 hours per week, depending on commitments, with more for leadership roles. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix contactblock has_background_image text-light\" id=\"block_acf-block-66fbed73a9f18\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center fourcolumn-text\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-dcc-subheading\">If you have any further questions, please get in touch with our Democratic Services team at <a href=\"mailto:membersservicesteam-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">members.services@devon.gov.uk<\/a> or call us <a href=\"tel:01392 380 547\">01392 380 547<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <span class=\"orange text-excerpt\">&gt;<\/span>","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":10936,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-10164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-19 08:32:06","action":"Draft","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10164"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11224,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10164\/revisions\/11224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/democracy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}