Our Team is the reason we consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients, we want to introduce you to our team members who are the driving force behind Leapwise. Meet Joe Bowen Joe Bowen is a Consultant at Leapwise. With six years in teaching and public...
Policing in England and Wales is highly decentralised, with each of its 43 constituent forces operating with much more independence than in many other comparable countries. The same is true for police scrutiny functions. Police chiefs are held to account by their...
Introduction Islington Council (1) is a high performing and stable authority, with ambitious leadership and a recently appointed Chief Executive, Victoria Lawson (2). The council faces a number of immediate challenges, however, including: the need to deliver on...
New government, same funding pressures Back in March 2024, Leapwise warned about Austerity 2.0. (1) We set out how tight public finances would mean stagnant budgets for many Whitehall departments, even as service demands continue to increase. For policing, there...
Making big changes in the public sector is hard. One only has to look at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s (IPA) assessment (1) of the biggest government projects to spot this. According to their latest annual report (2022-2023), only 10% of projects are...
Local government has a key role to play in rebuilding Britain. Yet, the sector has been among the worst-affected (1) by austerity, with 8 councils having declared effective bankruptcy since 2018, and one in five (2) reporting they may follow suit without intervention...
