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New MONEY for COUNCILS
24 Mar 2011
New Service Models and Revenue Generation for Local Government. National Conference held in Westminster, Central London
This conference provided senior level local government officials the opportunity to hear new and innovative ideas from the most entrepreneurial councils who shared best practice in delivering new service models, managing assets and taking new revenue opportunities.
Programme
09:45
Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities
Welcome and introduction from conference Chair

10:00
Catherine Staite, Director, Institute for Local Government (INLOGOV)
A cultural shift to commerciality

What's on now:
10:15
Alison Scott, Assistant Director- Local Government, CIPFA
The future of local government finance and the power to charge

10:30
Phil Halsall, Chief Executive, Lancashire County Council
Joint ventures in revenue generation: Lancashire’s projected £10m income generation

10:45
Questions and discussion: Session 1
Morning speakers to be joined by: Richard Harries, Deputy Director, Local Government Efficiency, Department for Communities and Local Government

11:15
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
11:45
Mike More, Chief Executive, Westminster City Council
Trading and sharing: Westminster’s trading company and shared borough services

12:05
Katherine Kerswell, Group Managing Director, Kent County Council
Kent’s Commercial services: a new strategic commissioning framework

12:25
John Tizard, Director, Centre for Public Service Partnerships
Generating income through co-payments and bonds

12:45
Panel debate: Freedom to use assets to attract investment from the private sector: a viable solution?
Cllr Stephen Alambritis, Leader of the Council, London Borough of Merton to be joined by morning speakers

13:15
Buffet Lunch, networking and exhibition
14:15
Seminar A: Opportunities for improved productivity: recovering duplicate payments
Simon Wayne, Founder, S2M Ltd

14:15
Seminar B: Round table debate- New mutual and social enterprise models in the context of income generation for local government
Danielle Procter, Corporate Director, Transformation, Efficiency and Capability Development, Local Partnerships

15:00
Refreshments, networking and exhibition
15:30
Panel discussion: Should local government be awarded local VAT revenue?
Introduced by Michael Burton, Editor, The MJ. Mike Britch, Managing Director, Norse Group; Nathan Holden, Partner, Head of Local Government, Mills & Reeve LLP.

15:55
Nathan Holden, Partner, Head of Local Government, Mills & Reeve LLP
The legalities of new revenue streams

16:10
Mike Britch, Managing Director, Norse Group
Case study: Norfolk’s joint trading arm

16:25
Questions and discussions: Session 4
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