We acknowledge and thank everyone who contributed to our research, and we are grateful to everyone that has spent time helping us to identify the themes for success.
We would like to acknowledge the support and contribution of our steering group and all those interviewed, not least Barry Quirk whose experience and input into the development and consultation on the framework has been significant.
Steering group
- Cllr Abi Brown (Chairman, LGA Innovation and Improvement Board)
- Paul Hanson (Chief Executive, North Tyneside Council / Deputy Leadership Spokesperson, Solace)
- Catherine Howe (Chief Executive, Adur & Worthing Council)
- Naz Hussain (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, Solace)
- Gavin Jones (Solace Chair / Chief Executive, Essex County Council)
- Kath O’Dwyer (Leadership Spokesperson, Solace / Chief Executive, St Helens Borough Council)
- Becky Shaw (Chief Executive, East and West Sussex county councils)
Interview participants
- William Benson (Chief Executive, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council)
- Karen Bradford (Chief Executive, South Kesteven District Council)
- Anita Bradley (Chief Executive, Oxfordshire County Council)
- Max Caller (Lead Commissioner, Birmingham City Council)
- Mark Carroll (former chief executive of Hackney Council)
- Nina Dawes (former chief executive / Solace in Business Board member)
- Katherine Fairclough (Chief Executive, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority)
- Ian Fytche (Chief Executive, North Kesteven District Council)
- Dan Gascoyne (Chief Executive, Braintree District Council)
- Stephen Gaskell (Assistant Chief Executive, Strategy and Communities, Southwark Council)
- Jess Gibbons (Director of Communities and Neighbourhoods, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council)
- Theresa Grant (former chief executive of Liverpool City Council)
- Rebecca Hellard (Strategic Director of Council Management, Birmingham City Council)
- Adam Hill (Chief Executive, Mansfield District Council)
- Patricia Hughes (former joint chief executive of Hart District Council)
- Nadira Hussain (Chief Executive, SOCITM)
- Ruth Hyde (Chief Executive, Broxtowe Borough Council)
- Sharon Kemp (Chief Executive, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council)
- Joanna Killian (Chief Executive, Surrey County Council)
- Margaret Lee (Commissioner, Slough Borough Council)
- Althea Loderick (Chief Executive, Southwark Council)
- Jon McGinty (Managing Director, Gloucester City Council)
- Rachel McKoy (Director and Monitoring Officer, London Borough of Hounslow)
- Stephen Moir (Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire County Council)
- Paul Najsarek (Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman / Solace Policy Board)
- Chris Naylor (Director, Inner Circle Consulting)
- Kath O’Leary (Chief Executive, Stroud District Council)
- Jane Parfrement (Chief Executive, Staff College)
- Susan Parsonage (Chief Executive, Wokingham Borough Council)
- Steve Pleasant (Healthy Life Expectancy Lead, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority)
- Matt Prosser (Solace President / Chief Executive, Dorset Council)
- Yvonne Rees (Chief Executive, Cherwell District Council)
- Martin Reeves (Chief Executive, Oxfordshire County Council)
- Tom Riordan (Chief Executive, Leeds City Council)
- Joanne Roney (Chief Executive, Manchester City Council)
- Wallace Sampson (former chief executive of Harrogate Borough Council)
- Barry Scarr (Section 151 Officer, Liverpool City Council)
- Philp Simpkins (former chief executive / Solace board member)
- Caroline Simpson (Chief Executive, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council)
- Tom Stannard (Chief Executive, Salford City Council)
- Jonathan Stephenson (Chief Executive, Brentwood Borough Council)
- Laura Taylor (Chief Executive, Winchester City Council)
- Robert Weaver (Chief Executive, Cotswold District Council)
- Tim Whelan (Director, Eastbourne Borough Council)
- Joyce White (former chief executive of West Dunbartonshire Council / Solace Scotland)
- Rob Whiteman (Chief Executive, CIPFA)
- Kim Wright (Chief Executive, Brent Council)