A "lack of strategy" is holding back Liverpool Council's ability to make changes to how it supports communities.
That was the finding of Fiona Worrall, strategic director of neighbourhoods at Manchester City Council, as she delivered a presentation on how Liverpool may look to restructure its own directorate to improve services for residents. Ms Worrall had been working with officials from Liverpool to share knowledge from its neighbouring city down the M62 to shape how the Cunard administration and future councils can create what it calls an effective delivery model to achieve the ambition set out in its council plan to create “thriving, empowered and compassionate communities for all.”
In a presentation, Ms Worrall said a pair of pilot systems have been set up in Croxteth and Picton that have identified “positive learning but have also exposed lack of overall strategy and approach.” The Manchester Council officer said there had been a “strong recognition” across the authority of a need to change and there was a willingness to take this forward.
