Making trading companies work for your authority. Ft Vivien Holland.

Vivien Holland joined Local Partnerships in 2022 as a Project Director with a focus on commercialism in local government. She is an expert in trading companies and we talked through: Background – since the legislation changed in 2011 lots of companies have been set up – how they have helped address funding challenges and promote commercialityHow they have fared – some have been successful, others haven’tWhy some have gone wrongWhat can be done to guard against failure? Good governance and financial and risk managementLocal Partnerships toolkit and support to help LG avoid failure and promote good commercialism