TAG's main aims are to provide coordinated and comprehensive advice and support to technical professionals employed by local authorities directly or indirectly to manage and advise on their services.

To achieve these aims, TAG works through its network of Regions, Technical Committees, Topic Groups and individual contacts to provide a professional network for the development and dissemination of best practice.

Membership of TAG is open to all professionals employed either in the public or private sectors whose principal role is the procurement and delivery of local authority technical services. Individuals discharging these functions have a variety of professional backgrounds which relate to the built environment and which may include architecture, building services, engineering, environmental health, housing, leisure, town planning, street scene and strategic management. TAG is not prescriptive about membership qualification and welcomes as members all who are called to play a responsible role in the delivery and management of local public services.

Organisational Structure

Coverage of TAG

TAG has members from Local Government (or consultants providing local government services) throughout the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, including members who have retired and still retain an interest in Local Government. All members are automatically members of the Regional Committee for their home location or their work location: these regional committees are the powerhouse of TAG and they influence everything which TAG does. They send representatives (normally a minimum of 2 members but frequently more) to each of the standing committees and they nominate officers for election to the key posts in the organisation. These regional representatives on the standing committees provide an essential link between the regional and functional work of TAG. Please find below the latest blog from the TAG Council. The membership of TAG is for each organisation and all member authorities/organisations are invited to register normally up to  five, or more if relevant, members of their organisation on to TAG. 

Membership fees are agreed each year and for 2010/11 are virtually unchanged, they are:-            

District under 120,000 population * £240
District 120,000-250,000 population £405
Unitary or Met. 120,000-250,000 population £460
Unitary or Met. over 250,000 population £690              
Retired & "Inactive" £16
Retired & "Active" / Individuals £240
SMEs (in one region or less than 25 empoyees) £405
Private Companies (multi region or 25 plus employees) £690
Private Companies (multi region and 25 plus employees) £1,000            
* Discount of 25% for all Northern Ireland authorities    

» TAG Presidential Team and Officers

Leadership of TAG is provided by the Presidential Team; normally the Vice President is elected at the AGM (in May) and progresses automatically to become Senior Vice President at the next AGM a year later, then President 2 years later. Past Presidents remain in the team for at least 2 years after their Presidency. In addition to the Presidential Team, other officers appointed are the National Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and the Information Officer. Key contacts for the year 2010/11 are: Tim Walker - President  - Belfast City Council, Satbir Gill - Senior Vice President - London Borough of Hounslow, David Yeoell - Junior Vice President - City of Westminster;  Martin Wright - Chair Coastal and Fluvial Committee, Bob Donaldson - Chair Transport Committee - Sunderland Council, Roy Fairclough - National Secretary, Jim Kinchesh - Honorary Secretary, John Elliott - Information Officer, Martin Low - Immediate Past President - Westminster City Council.

» TAG Council

The policy-making body for TAG is the Council which is made up of the Presidential Team and Appointed Officers together with the Chairmen of all Regional and Standing Committees and one additional representative from each Regional Committee, normally the Secretary.