Truth about Local Government

Making trading companies work for your authority. Ft Vivien Holland.


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Vivien Holland joined Local Partnerships in 2022 as a Project Director with a focus on commercialism in local government. She is an expert in trading companies and we talked through:

  • Background – since the legislation changed in 2011 lots of companies have been set up – how they have helped address funding challenges and promote commerciality
  • How they have fared – some have been successful, others haven’t
  • Why some have gone wrong
  • What can be done to guard against failure? Good governance and financial and risk management
  • Local Partnerships toolkit and support to help LG avoid failure and promote good commercialism
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