The Government is supporting Nottingham City Council’s continued improvement drive with the appointment of a second Ministerial Envoy to work with the authority.
Sir Stephen Houghton, the former leader of Barnsley Council, will provide political advice and expertise to the council’s leadership, joining Sharon Kemp, who was appointed as Lead Envoy focusing continuous improvement and service delivery earlier this year.
Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, Alison McGovern MP said that the Political Envoy would “provide oversight, support and guidance to help the Council drive forward improvement”.
Council Leader, Councillor Neghat Khan, added: “We very much welcome the appointment of Sir Stephen to work with the Council. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge having led Barnsley, widely regarded as one of the best councils in the country.
“Nottingham has made great strides as a council over the last two years. We are now in a much stronger position financially and this has enabled us to invest millions of pounds of extra funding in front line services this year.
“I’ve said that I want Nottingham to be the most improved council in the country. With a robust Continuous Service Improvement Plan in place, backed by the expertise provided by our two Ministerial Envoys, I believe we are in a strong position to achieve that.”
