What's in store for the modernisers?

摘要

Next week sees the NLGN host its third annual conference. Already etched on local government and Whitehall calendars alike, this gathering of leading policy-makers and practitioners has become a vital forum in which to reflect on major developments likely to affect local authorities in the year ahead. As with previous years, the event will hear from senior figures from both central and local government, together with key players from other sectors - revealing how issues of local governance and service delivery have come to matter across the public policy pitch. Unlike previous years, however, this year's conference - themed Where next for the modern local authority? - is taking place with all indications of a general election on the near horizon.