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In Our View, issue 43

Local government reorganisation (LGR) is the key topic in this issue of Socitm’s membership magazine, produced for the June 2025 President’s Conference in Birmingham. A survivor’s guide to LGR, the main feature, includes interviews with Helen Blake of Westmorland and Furness Council and Craig Wilkins of Somerset Council, who went through council reorganisations in 2023. The magazine also includes coverage of the Information Security for London (ISfL) annual conference in March and the Socitm Midlands event in April. The Personal view is by Kevin Taylor of Suffolk County Council and a Socitm vice-president.

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Socitm In Our View, issue 43

In Our View, issue 43

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Socitm In Our View, issue 38

In Our View, issue 38

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Socitm In Our View Focus, issue 37

In Our View, issue 37 (Focus)

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Socitm In Our View, issue 36 (Focus)

In Our View, issue 36 (Focus)

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Socitm In Our View, issue 35 (Focus)

In Our View, issue 35 (Focus)

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Socitm In Our View Focus, issue 34

In Our View, issue 34 (Focus)

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Socitm In Our View Focus, issue 33

In Our View, issue 33 (Focus)

Vice-president’s welcome We owe it to our communities to use data ethically This event is about how we understand … Read more

Socitm In Our View Focus, issue 32

In Our View, issue 32 (Focus)

President’s welcome Croeso, welcome, to the president’s dinner but also welcome to Wales. If I lapse back into Welsh … Read more