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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