“WE HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A CLEAR STATEMENT OF INTENT FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CIVIL SERVICE AND FROM MINISTERS BEFORE. THE KEY TEST NOW IS WHETHER WE ARE GOING TO TURN IT INTO REALITY.” - Sir Simon Fraser, Head of the Diplomatic Service, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Offi ce, and Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Champion, p15
14-23 51-59 COMMENT TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 60-70 TRANSPORT
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SOCIAL WORK & CHILDREN’S SERVICES
32-36 GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
Tim Pryce leads the Carbon Trust’s work on public sector carbon management, supporting the public sector in reducing
carbon, implementing energy-saving strategies and commercialising low-carbon technologies.
Stephen Gaskell is Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Southwark Council, an inner city London Borough that despite
budget pressures, has promised to deliver a ‘Fairer Future’ for all its residents.
37-45 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Althea Loderick is Chief Operating Offi cer at Waltham Forest Council, with a role encompassing HR, organisational
development, transformation and business change, and ICT. She has been named one of the UK’s most infl uential HR practitioners.
“ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES AND GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS CAN CLOUD OVER THE CLEAR CENTRALITY OF HAVING A DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL SERVICES WHERE THE BUCK STOPS.” - Alan Wood, president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services, p28
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