Members are invited to this spotlight on local government reorganisation and the implications for care and support providers.
Local and regional governance in England is changing. Whilst devolution in England is not a new concept, the government's aim is for every place in England to have a Metro Mayor. Alongside this, council boundaries will be reorganised to create new, larger unitary councils. These changes will have an impact on how organisations working with and delivering for councils operate, and the new Metro Mayors and strategic authorities will gain new powers that will intersect with the disability sector.
Nathan Emmerich and Hannah Lazell from SW One Communications, alongside councillors with experience of reorganisation and devolution will explain what local government reorganisation and devolution are, the timelines and how it might change how you work with councils and strategic authorities.
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Founder, SW One Communications
Nathan Emmerich is a strategic communications expert with more than 10 years’ experience advising CEOs, politicians and senior leaders to embed communication functions across their organisations to affect change. As an advisor to Figen Murray OBE, and a breadth of experience working on national security communications for the UK Home Office, Counter Terrorism Policing, Survivors Against Terror, and the Counter Extremism Project, Nathan used his experiences implementing strategies and communications to strengthen the Martyn's Law, which was enshrined in UK law in April 2025.
Political & Corporate Strategy Advisor, SW One Communications
Hannah Lazell has over 16 years of extensive experience across Parliament, local government, and public affairs, previously working for Shabana Mahmood MP and Harriet Harman MP. This was followed by working as a Political and Legislative Advisor for the Labour front bench in the House of Lords, and then a Political Advisor within the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Labour Group, collaborating closely with councillors and council leaders to support their roles. During this time, she played a pivotal role in positioning local government at the core of the Labour Party’s policy development leading up to the General Election.
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