My role
I support local authorities nationwide and act as an important sounding board for council monitoring officers, chief executives and other senior officers on governance issues.
My experience
I have extensive local government expertise having been monitoring officer and director of governance and legal services at Herefordshire Council, where I also served as acting deputy chief executive. Prior to taking up post in Herefordshire, I worked for Cumbria County Council, after qualifying as a solicitor.
My specialisms
- Governance
My latest insights
Best value – the fundamental duty
As the Government considers the consultation on the latest revision of the statutory Best Value guidance, a look back through the history...
All change: dealing with change in political administration
On 4 May 2023, 230 councils in England held elections for 8044 seats. The outcome was a change in political control for 80 of these...
All change - what now?
With 35% of the councils that had elections last week changing control, members and officers will be finding their feet as the...
Can a local authority sign a contract electronically?
It is understandable that some councils may be concerned about the admissibility and legal validity of e-signatures and e-sealing and...
Post-election
The hard work starts now as the 4411 councillors take their seats.Induction and the annual council meeting will be the focus for this...
My latest articles
Best value – the fundamental duty
In the 1980’s the Conservative Government at the time...
All change: dealing with change in political administration
After an election where a change in political...