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The Government has revealed its legislative plans for the year ahead, with the King’s speech outlining a wide‑ranging programme of proposed laws, focused primarily on modernising public services, streamlining governance, and strengthening economic resilience. There are a number of Bills mentioned in the King’s Speech that will affect Sharpe Pritchard’s clients in the public and... Read more
Author: Tim Farr, Managing Partner With budgets under pressure and leisure services still expected to deliver health, wellbeing and place-based outcomes, more local authorities are revisiting their operating models. One approach gaining momentum is the “agency model”, where the operator runs the facilities but does so as the council’s agent for specified customer-facing supplies—helping to... Read more
Author: Tim Farr, Managing Partner The local elections this week have delivered a striking set of results: significant churn in council leadership, a clear trend towards multi‑party competition, and a growing number of authorities operating with no overall control. For council leaders, chief executives and monitoring officers, the politics is important—but the operational implications matter... Read more