Faced with the biggest reform to local government in 50 years, now is an exciting time to be in HR and OD.  We have the opportunity to advise our organisations on the implications of devolution for our workforce, ensure we have the right skill and experience to lead change and share learning from councils that have recently gone through the process.

 The stakes are high with devolution being promised to save the taxpayer three billion pounds over five years, deliver better public services across each new unitary area, and provide more joined up health and care services.  HR has an invaluable contribution to make to discussions which means we need to be clear on the implications of devolution for our organisation's workforce, efficiency, and resilience to deliver public services.