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Devolution and LGR Zone

13:00–13:50

The Importance of Place Growth and Leadership Within the Context of LGR

Rewiring the State

Ian Bancroft, Solace Associate 

The Importance of Place Growth and Leadership Within the Context of LGR with Ian Bancroft, Solace Associate.


This 20-minute session will discuss the importance of place growth and leadership within the context of local government reorganisation, and how you can lead the development of place identity and growth in a new authority and deliver place legacy in an old authority. It covers:

  • The context of LGR and why place is as important as the mechanisms for LGR

  • Learning from place growth and leadership in the UK and US

  • Takeaways and tips to help you grow place for the benefit of the communities you serve in the context of LGR

  • How to develop capacity and skills in place growth and leadership

With time for Q&A followed by a drop-in surgery.

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