As a former Chief Fire Officer, I was delighted when an invitation arrived from the LGA for me to deliver a series of workshops on good governance at its recent annual Fire Conference in Gateshead. The theme for the conference was delivering transformation in the fire and rescue sector. Now, as the Chief Executive of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, you would expect me to say this, but I really do believe that good governance is essential to successfully delivering any organisational change, let alone transformational change. It is also a hot topic in fire and rescue at present, as the sector eagerly awaits (and has been for ages!) the Fire Reform White Paper that is certain to include proposals for changes to fire authority governance structures.
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