Good ideas can go a long way once they are moving, especially when they focus on community safety. Through effective council mentoring and local government consultancy, these ideas can be transformed into actionable plans.
Town and Parish Councils are always evolving, and Stephanie has supported these Councils in achieving a range of objectives, including:
- Restructuring and salary reviews
- Developing two Neighbourhood Plans for challenging planning environments, both incorporating National Strategic Infrastructure Projects within the Plan boundary
- Restructuring financial management systems
- Improving services and reducing costs
- Enhancing absence management
- Engaging in council mentoring for both staff and councillors
- Conducting multiple revisions of strategic documents
- Navigating court and criminal processes
- Fostering partnership working, including community safety initiatives with wardens, youth workers, and intervention officers
- Establishing complementary trusts to meet community needs
- Organizing events
- Enhancing allotments, sports facilities, harbors, and open spaces
- Implementing carbon reduction strategies
- Managing investigations, disciplinary processes, and terminations
Stephanie is ready to assist you in fulfilling the needs of your council and community, leveraging her expertise in local government consultancy to help you achieve your best.
Successful outcomes in community safety initiatives start with suitable data collection, consultation, and analysis, leveraging local knowledge to provide essential local context.
Stephanie began her career in local government consultancy, working on Single Regeneration Budget projects and Market and Coastal Towns Initiatives before transitioning to focus on crime reduction, re-offending reduction, and tackling anti-social behavior.
With an MA in Public Leadership and Management and an MSc in Community Safety, Stephanie has a robust foundation for conducting research. Her experience in the private sector has equipped her with agile project management skills.
A core approach to all of Stephanie's work is engagement and capacity building, which is vital for councils and their councillors to effectively address identified community needs.
Stephanie has a keen interest in Procedural Justice and has recently undertaken research with De Montfort University, examining Procedural Justice in relation to the decision-making of councillors within a body corporate. This research has led to the development of a policy aimed at delivering procedural justice within local councils, which is essential for enhancing community safety. Additionally, the findings contribute to ongoing council mentoring initiatives and local government consultancy practices. A copy of the policy is available, and those wishing to read the research paper can access it through the links below.
Stephanie's CV showcases her extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, particularly in areas such as community safety, council mentoring, and local government consultancy, alongside a wealth of qualifications.
This cutting-edge policy for town and parish councils aims to improve procedural justice, thus increasing the number of people wishing to become a councillor. Additionally, through effective council mentoring, it seeks to enhance community safety and help reduce the number of complaints related to the conduct of councillors, aligning with best practices in local government consultancy.
The research paper outlines the scope of the investigation into procedural justice, incorporating relevant theory and, most importantly, the findings from in-depth interviews with councillors involved in community safety initiatives and council mentoring programs, as well as insights from local government consultancy.