The Local Government Association has revamped its structure with an announcement of new chairs for its boards.
Paul Bettison moves from environment to chair the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services, while Les Lawrence becomes chair of the safer communities board. He was previously children and young people chair, a role now taken by Shireen Ritchie.
David Parsons and David Sparks remain as chairs respectively of improvement and regeneration & transport. The new faces on the boards are Ritchie, a councillor at Kensington and Chelsea, and Gary Porter, South Holland district council leader, who takes over from Bettison.
Paul Bettison moves from environment to chair the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services, while Les Lawrence becomes chair of the safer communities board. He was previously children and young people chair, a role now taken by Shireen Ritchie.
David Parsons and David Sparks remain as chairs respectively of improvement and regeneration & transport. The new faces on the boards are Ritchie, a councillor at Kensington and Chelsea, and Gary Porter, South Holland district council leader, who takes over from Bettison.