How to Design a Strategic Authority

This event is part of our ongoing offer to members, supporting local leaders and partners to navigate – and shape – the next chapter of the UK’s devolution story. 

As the landscape of English devolution evolves, the Government has set an intention that new strategic authorities will be established everywhere. The nature of existing strategic authorities varies between London’s GLA and existing combined authorities, which themselves have differing powers and forms. With the pace of change gathering speed, we will be exploring how strategic authorities can best be designed as an effective and impactful tier of governance.

Join us for a timely and thought-provoking session exploring how to create a strategic authority that is impactful and serves to add value as a subregional, collaborative institution working between local and national levels. How can the benefit of strategic scale combine with local delivery to enable better outcomes for communities?

At this session we will be joined by Martin Reeves, Chief Executive, Oxfordshire County Council He will share his experience of being the Chief Executive of West Midlands Combined Authority and at Coventry City Council and what he learnt from the process of delivering change at pace. 

Whether you’re currently directly involved in the devolution priority programme, watching developments with interest, or your council already works within a devolved strategic authority area and is actively forming new ways of working, this session will offer critical insights and practical reflections to inform your thinking.

These sessions are for Chief Executives, Deputy Chief Executives and senior strategic leads. If you’d be interested in joining this session please email us.  

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