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Cllr Kevin Bentley

Articles by Cllr Kevin Bentley

Empowering councils through cyber resilience

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 11 December 2024

Prioritising cyber security risk management is an investment in the safety and wellbeing of comm...

The state of our nation

By Cllr Marianne Overton | 23 October 2024

A record number of delegates are gathering this week in Harrogate for the Local Government Associ...

Let's start again

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 07 June 2024

The next government will have to reset the relationship with councils and establish an equal part...

Homes for Ukraine two years on: Safe and welcomed

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 14 March 2024

Two years on from the instigation of the Homes for Ukraine scheme councils remain keen to work wi...

Working with Government can deliver real dividends

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 15 February 2024

Collaboration with Government can achieve real results for communities and councils should not be...

The secret is out – take the challenge

By Cllr Paul Carter | 06 November 2019

The more the message is spread within councils, the stronger the Local Government Challenge has b...

Growing our own talent

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 06 February 2018

Cllr Paul Carter and Cllr Kevin Bentley celebrate nine years of the Bruce-Lockhart Scholarship as...

How Essex is at the forefront of the Industrial Strategy

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 04 December 2017

It is a busy time for the Essex economy. Cllr Kevin Bentley outlines all the changes, from the In...

No county for young NEETS

By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 23 May 2014

Essex CC deputy leader Cllr Kevin Bentley says councils must be given powers to improve work outc...