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This event will be the first in a series of events following on from the Auditor General for Wales’ report ‘From Firefighting to Futureproofing: The challenge for Welsh public services’ published in February 2024.
The report notes that the cost of failure in governance and financial management is not only significant in terms of the cost of consultancy and legal services, but also in thousands of hours of time from many different public bodies when responding to the underlying issues.
But the biggest detrimental impact comes from how these issues can deflect an organisation from their core objectives and services to the public.
Max Caller is currently Lead Commissioner at Birmingham Council following their Section 114 notice in October 2023.
Max has worked in local government for over 50 years. He was the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Barnet.
He was also the Chair of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
He has experience in many local council interventions, including:
Kate Carr founded Arc: Making the Difference and is an IOD Policy & Governance Ambassador.
Her board experience includes public bodies, housing and the social enterprise sector.
A former BBC journalist who’s built on skills to deliver across all sectors, Kate helped establish the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner, has served South Wales as Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner and is currently a County Councillor.