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Trevor Holden

Articles by Trevor Holden

Unclaimed benefits: A hidden crisis for local authorities

By Trevor Holden | 24 September 2024

A data-led proactive approach works when it comes to making sure residents do not miss out on the...

Districts look forward to early collaboration with a new government

By Trevor Holden | 03 July 2024

Centrally-conceived policies have a greater chance of success if worked on collaboratively with l...

Devolution: keeping it local, making it work

By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023

The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...

Leading the prevention revolution

By Trevor Holden | 04 July 2023

Research launched at this week’s Local Government Association conference shows how NHS and distri...

My vote matters

By Trevor Holden | 14 November 2022

As legislation looks at the electoral system, returning officer Trevor Holden says local governme...

What does the new world order look like for local government?

By Trevor Holden | 07 February 2022

Going back to the way the world was before the pandemic and returning to old ways of working woul...

Looking for the 'less than visible' County Deals

By Trevor Holden | 16 December 2021

Trevor Holden sees parallels between County Deal plans, ‘which no-one has actually seen’, and the...

County deals: nothing new under the sun

By Trevor Holden | 29 November 2021

As we move towards county-wide deals, we need to ensure that they are built on true collaboration...

Learning important lessons about child registration

By Trevor Holden | 16 February 2016

Amid serious concerns over the registration of children with local authorities, chief executive o...