North Training Seminar Agenda
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Thursday 7 July
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08:45 – 09:30 | Arrival and Registration
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09.30 – 09.45 | Welcome to your Training Seminar
Philip Peacock, PSLCC, SLCC President and your compere Lesley Swinbank, FSLCC |
9:45 – 10:50 | Local Government Reorganisation, Localism & Levelling Up: Implications & Opportunities for the Sector Dr Carlton Brand, FRSA is a retired engineer, non-exec director, coach, trustee and governor at Wiltshire College and University Centre where he leads on safeguarding. He was Programme Director at Somerset County Council where he authored the business case for a single unitary council for Somerset, where he lives, and steered the proposal through the democratic process locally and nationally – it being approved by the Secretary of State in 2021 for implementation April 2023 without amendment. Carlton worked as a senior manager for Ford Motor Company designing and developing cars and trucks for 22 years, working and living throughout Europe, the United States and Japan. Looking to work in his local community, he moved into local government, first as a Corporate Director at St Edmundsbury Borough Council before moving to Wiltshire County Council leading on unitary implementation. He was Executive Director for resources and transformation; place-based services (economy, environment, planning and transport); adult social services and public health (mental health, learning disabilities, older people, reablement and safeguarding). He held the statutory posts of Head of Paid Service, Director Adult Social Services and Electoral Registration Officer & Returning Officer for all elections. Carlton holds a BA (Hons) Business Studies, MSc Advanced Automotive Engineering, Manufacture and Management and a Doctorate in Engineering; he is a level 7 qualified executive coach and programme & project manager and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). His biography appears in Who’s Who. Unitary Authorities & establishing new town councils |
10:50 – 11:20 | Refreshments |
11:20 – 12:05 | Continued…. Devolving to Town and Parishes, why it happens and what it might look like Dr Carlton Brand, FRSA, Former CEO of Wiltshire Council |
12:10 – 12:45 | Naomi Bibi, Head of Member Services, SLCC Naomi Bibi will be talking about her new role as Head of Member Services. She will update you on the work that she has been doing with Local Branches, the Mentoring Service, and with the Advisory Service, and she will also be asking you what the SLCC can do to improve member engagement to ensure we are delivering exactly what you need. She also wants your help on how to be the best clerk in the country! Membership Engagement and Being the Best Clerk
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12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch & Networking |
13:45 – 14:20 | Ian Morris, PSLCC, Peterlee Town Council The County Durham & Cleveland Branch has looked long and hard at how well (or not!) it engages with colleagues in our area. In this interactive session you’ll find out how the branch committee has changed the way that branch activity happens, and you’ll get a chance to shape the direction of branch activity in the future. This session will be particularly useful for practitioners in the County Durham & Cleveland area who haven’t previously had much involvement or engagement with the local SLCC branch. it will also be an opportunity to meet the branch committee, put some names to faces, and make some new connections. Case Study: |
14.20 – 15.10 | Andrew Towlerton, SLCC National Advisor The Government has embarked on “radical” and “far-reaching” reforms of the planning system in England which will “streamline” and “modernise” it. Government’s reforms of the Planning System – What Clerk’s need to now
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15.10 – 16.00 | Philip Peacock, PSLCC, SLCC President One of the significant events to prepare for in the future, with an unknown date, is the passing of HM the Queen. Nationally, the State Mourning and Funeral plans have been prepared by the Earl Marshall, for a number of years and are regularly reviewed. Is your council ready for this major historic event, for which no date can be given and you will only get one chance to get it right? This session will look at the areas your council may wish to consider in making plans for Operation London Bridge. Operation London Bridge
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16.00 – 16.05 | Conclusion of the day with your facilitator |