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Topic
Powers and Priorities - Enabling great system and place leadership
Date & Time
Selected Sessions:
Feb 13, 2024 11:00 AM
Description
Our public services are under pressure. Demand is rising, and the focus is often on crisis response rather than early help and prevention. Local areas are suffering in terms of economic growth and opportunity, and people are pessimistic about the future. In 2024 this needs to change!
This is the first webinar in our 2024 ‘Prioritising Public Services’ series, which aims to raise and discuss important public service reform issues ahead of this year’s General Election.
This month we are focusing on the importance of great system and place leadership, how it can best work to improve prosperity and well-being for residents and what devolution is needed to make it happen.
The discussion will be Chaired by Mutual Ventures Chief Executive Andrew Laird and will include contributions from:
- Dr Henry Kippin, Chief Executive of the North of Tyne Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) Interim Chief Executive of the new North East MCA.
- Prof. Donna Hall, Former Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Mutual Ventures Non-Executive Director.
- Dr Simon Kaye, Director of Policy at the Reform think tank and author of the recent report “Devolve by Default” report.
The discussion will cover a range of issues, including:
- What responsibilities and resources need to be devolved in order to drive economic growth and deliver better public services?
- How does devolution of power help to develop local priorities?
- How can devolved powers (and great local place leadership) enable better collaboration between public services?
- Do devolved powers help shift the dial from crisis response towards prevention?
- How does devolution support the achievement of balanced budgets?
Change is inevitable this year, so it’s time to join the conversation.
Register for the webinar now.